Allow me to suggest something re: kids and fire. I get a little paranoid at times and better be safe than sorry.
I suggest that your kid keeps his full canteen or nalgene bottle around him when he experiments with small fires. A fire extinguisher should be nearby when the flame is a bigger one.
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