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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Decorate a talking stick and use it in a listening circle. |
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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Craft with clay that you find (e.g. by a river) e.g. Blobsters (see Chris Holland's book I love my world). |
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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Tell stories about indigenous people and how they met all their needs from the local environment. |
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Plants and trees |
Bushcraft |
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Visit a museum which shows artifacts from the local area and invite the children to tell stories about how they think it may have been used. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Feel the warmth of an open fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Be safe around a fire (by staying at the edge of the fire circle unless invited in by an adult) |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Feed a campfire safely with dry, brown wood. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Collect wild garlic and use it to make garlic bread over the campfire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Tell stories and sing songs around a fire. |
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Plants and trees |
Fire |
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Go on a candlelit procession outside at night, carrying candles in lanterns which they have made or decorated themselves from recycled materials (e.g. jam jars). Optionally, older children could be stationed along the procession dressed in costume and acting out/telling a story. |