Ben Bullen outdoor activity

Today as part of our Outdoor Week  we learnt how to create a spark with a flint and steel.
We had to scrape the flint across the steel .This was very tricky for lots of us to begin with. However we did not give up and  we tried our best and were successful in the end !
Great effort everyone !!!!

After we had mastered making a spark we then had a go at lighting some cotton wool .We had to stretch the cotton wool so we could let air into it then we used our  super skills to set the cotton wool alight.
We noticed that the cotton wool changed colour and it shrank as it burned.We talked about how to put the fire out safely and discussed fire safety procedures too.

Finally we roasted marshmallows and they were delicious !!!

A big thank you to Angela our Ben Bullen leader we had a fantastic time !!!

(Mrs Down )