My suggestion is that you should be able to light a match as a short term light source. This could have an animation of lighting the match followed by your character cupping his hands around the flame to protect it from going out.

The light source would last for a short period of time, possibly a range of time (ie 10-20 seconds) as matches never last for the same period of time.

This could be used to light up small areas at night such as in a house, shed, shack, etc. and would have a limited radius of light.

Anyways food for thought.