Kevin Gillick showed Cub Scouts how to start a fire during Cub Fun Day at Camp Seton, Sepy. 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Camp Seton brimmed with excited young boys on Saturday during Cub Fun Day. Registered Greenwich Cub Scouts interested in learning more about the program rotated through a variety of stations including fire building, campfire cooking, bouldering, BB shooting, archery, shelter building and leather stamping.
At one of the first stops, boys learned from Kevin Gillick how to use flint and steel, and even batteries, to get a fire started.
Gillick explained the “finger-to-leg-rule,” which encourages them to use sticks no bigger than a finger, and gradually work up to kindling the length of a leg. As boys attempted to ignite sparks, others roasted marshmallows over a roaring fire nearby.
A Cub Scout learned to use a battery to create a spark during Cub Fun Day at Camp Seton, Sept 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Toasting marshmallows over an open fire at Camp Seton during Cub Fun Day, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Children learned how to properly and safely shoot a BB Gun at the range at Camp Seton, Sept 17, 2016 credit: Leslie Yager
At the BB Gun range at Camp Seton, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit Leslie Yager
At the BB Gun range at Camp Seton, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
At the BB Gun range at Camp Seton, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Chace in safety goggles as he created a leather stamped masterpiece. Sept. 17, 2016 Credit Leslie Yager
Emilia Shiro and new district director Ray Garrison at Cub Fun Day, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
Cub Scouts listened to instructions before approaching the archery station during Cub Fun Day, Sept 17, 2016 Credit: Leslie Yager
The BB Gun range and Archery stations were very popular during Cub Fun Day at Camp Seton, Sept. 17, 2016 Credit Leslie Yager
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