Wild Days: Outdoor Play for Young Adventurers

Wild Days: Outdoor Play for Young Adventurers

by Richard Irvine
Wild Days: Outdoor Play for Young Adventurers

Wild Days: Outdoor Play for Young Adventurers

by Richard Irvine

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Overview

Perfect for inspiring kids to get out in the fresh air, this brilliant book is crammed full of outdoor activities and fun for children.  As well as gaining some simple survival skills, children will learn more about the world around them and their place within it. Practical, creative and educational, the tasks concentrate on leaving only a positive trace, while enjoying the great outdoors.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781784945831
Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman
Publication date: 05/25/2021
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 1,092,069
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Richard Irvine is a passionate advocate of high-quality outdoor-learning experiences for children and adults. He is a qualified teacher and greenwood carver. Irvine lives in Torrington, Devon, UK.

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

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