adventures in the forest school. nature experiences and outdoor games for children and teenagers

Offering a wide range of traditional forest school activities and more, this book is ideal for anyone wishing to return to wilderness education. Parents, caregivers and environmental guides can use this book to take children through a wild and amazing journey by having them learn many new activities. The text has four main sections: discovering the wild, survival techniques, feeding in the wild, and outdoor games. Younger children will immerse themselves in imaginative games and can do crafts, while older children can try their hand at more complex activities such as building stone tools or procuring water. Entertaining stories from the authors' wilderness survival experience can be read aloud to children, making them relive the exciting reality of sleeping in a cave or enjoying their first meal prepared with all-natural ingredients. Whether in an organized setting, a group of friends or a family outing, the fun exercises, crafts and games in this book will boost self-confidence and make children happy and energetic. Learn how to start a fire without a lighter, build a shelter to spend the night or maybe cook foods found in nature...and more! Here are the essential basics of bushcraft, or "the art of living in the woods," and Stone Age survival techniques with games and lots of activities to do outdoors. Reading Age: 10 and up.