Next time you go camping, see if you can make a fire the old fashion way, without matches. Its harder than you think. This will keep the adults and the kids busy for a long time. Wildwood Survival - Bow Drill - Basic Bow-Drill
I did this once in front of a bunch of grade 7 students (many years ago) when I was a "camp counselor" after my first year of university. I managed to work it into a nice small flame and suitably impressed the heck out of them.
Never managed it since...(that's when the matches come in handy)
never ever ever ever got the bow to work !!! must try again the grandkids would be very impressed!! or not!
did a winter survival training a couple of years age used steel wool & a battery works like a charm
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Learning can be fun too! While working with a Boy Scout troup I had all the boys proficient at this method of fire starting. Our canoe club had a meeting about wilderness suevival and our son showed them this method of fire starting. It intstantly became a super enjoyable evening with everyone trying to make flames. We had to move outside so as not to set off the smoke alarm.