Table of Contents
Introduction 6
Behaving responsibly outdoors 10
Adventurer's kit bag 12
Tools 16
Craft skills 20
Making
Den building 32
Making a campfire 36
Cooking on sticks 42
Campfire snacks 44
Nature crown 50
Bow and arrow 52
Rope swing 56
Little boats 60
Natural paints 64
Natural paintbrushes 66
Forest friends 68
Feather quill 70
Natural inks 72
Nature diary 74
Mandala leaf art 76
Walking stick 78
Twig picture frame 80
Nature wand 82
Door wreath 84
Woodblock stamps 86
Wind chimes 88
Smelly potions 90
Broomstick 92
Campfire beads 94
Houses for little people 98
Pencil holder 100
Leaf bashing 102
Necklaces and pendants 104
Artist's charcoal pencil 106
Games and Stories
Conkers 112
Treasure hunts 114
Spell ingredients and poems 116
Storytelling 118
Sound mapping 120
Skimming stones 122
Pooh sticks 124
Ancient tree hunt 126
Marble racing 128
Twig in your wig 130
Exploring
Identifying plants 134
Stargazing 136
Pond dipping 138
Finding north with trees 140
Reading tree rings 141
Cloud spotting 142
Track casting 144
Listening to birdsong 146
Telling the time with a sundial 148
Butterfly science 150
Bug hunting 151
Night-time nature hunt 152
Forest bathing 154
Resources 156
Acknowledgements 157
Index 158