Use your imagination, decided on a location, an activity and an Aim for your adventure.
Seek permission to use the locations you wish to use
Will you need to pack food to take?
Will you need permission to get help to cook food?
Is it an overnight adventure? will you be sleeping in a location thats not your room?
Do you need a map? could you create your own map and use that to guide your journey?
What equipment will you need to take? Camera, Tent, Binoculars, Clothing, wash kit etc..
Any Apps you may have to download? (stargazing)
Safari Adventure
Camping Adventure
Treasure Hunt
Stay in the house Adventure
So you have chosen a theme and you have decided on locations! Now you need to give you day a structure/ plan activities.
Example MicroAdventure Day without leaving your front door: (try and create your own adventure and just use this one as a guide):
Theme: Safari Day / 1night camping
Equipment needed:
Overnight bag packed to set up camp.
Binoculars (Optional)
Camera (Optional)
Packed Lunch and Flask of Tea
Safari clothing, no bright colours (essential)
Tv/ Ipad/ Laptop with the Live Safari showing (find in the inspire - watch section of this site)
Download a star gazing app (skyView Free)/ Make my own constellation card (see below resources)
Book, pens and paper
Marshmallows and sticks (for camp fire)
Structure of Day:
Make your pack lunch and hot water flask and get ready to embark on your journey
Press play on the live safari youtube to have in the background all day
Set up camp straight away in chosen location. (Shelter is the most important remember)
Have a tea from your flask while watching some live safari on you tube
Then create a map of the "wilderness" (the house) to show were good animal viewing spots are. e.g. balcony for bird watching, bedroom window can see the fish pond, living room can join the safari.
Design your map while watching the safari (could use old magazine or canva cuttings to get more creative)
Have packed Lunch and join another safari
Either take your self and your camera on a tour of you map and to have a look at all locations or take someone else.
Once the tour is over find a quiet stop while listening to the animals and read your book
Decided what camp meal you are going to have (Cook this yourself/ with adult supervision)
Star gazing while roasting marshmallows (Have a video of a fire on your ipad/ phone etc) Make your own star shapes!
Write a postcard home before you go to sleep in your tent or just under the stars describing your day/ what you seen etc..
All you need is get to a space where you can see the night sky; window, balcony, terrace etc.