More Outdoor Adventure Info

Step One:

Try an outdoor challenge!

Test your endurance and speed by running along the trail and timing yourselves.

Another Activity:

• Explore the trail at night!

Step Two

Sky Watch

Go to a trail opening and peer up at the clouds after/during learning about all the different kinds. Make observations and share them with a friend.

website to learn about clouds: https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/clouds.php

Other Activities:

• Go on a treasure hunt by finding different things on a list and writing down their locations. ( example of items: pinecones, rocks, poison ivy, etc.)

• Write down the different smells from along the trail. Then compare them with a buddy.

Step Three:

Play outdoor games!

Play a survival game. A type of survival game is capture the flag. The rules are below.

Other Activities:

• Create your own game thats unique to you!

• Play a night game (ex. flashlight tag)

Capture the Flag in more detail

Split kids into 2-4 equal groups to start. Then start all players at a neutral location in the playing area before the game begins. Put your flag into what you think will be a safe space. You may not guard your flag close, only when an opponent is nearby. Some teams might strategize before and decide who is guarding and who is being a seeker for their best outcome.

When a player is in an opposing team's territory, they can be captured by that team's players and should go to the "jail" on their opponent's side. To be released from "jail", another teammate must tag you out. You are safe every time on your side. The game ends when one team has successfully grabbed the flag from the other team or teams and returned to their own territory.

Step Four:

Learn a camp skill

Try tying square and overhand knots, but feel free to try more once you get a hang of it!

Other Activities:

• Learn about first aid

• Learn to identify different plants and animals