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Description

Outdoor tracking, Reef knot & Smores

Resources

An area large enough to follow a trail
Rope or string
Camp Fire
Small toy animals and spiders web

Instructions

Activity 1 - Stalking
Teach the Brownies how to stalk quietly in a wooded area.
Placing your feet on the ground using the heel toe method they should be able to make there way to a point without making a noise
Then you can army crawl on your knees and elbows in a similar fashion

Activity 2 - Hearing
Gather all the Brownies together and ask them to close their eyes and listen
After a minute or so ask them what they heard and discuss

Activity 3 - Sensory trails - Seeing
Tell the Brownies to move their eyes in a figure of eight movement when doing this activity. Looking high and low.
Follow a trail and see if you can spot the various animals along the route.
A leader would have placed various plastic creatures along a route
At the end of the trail ask each Brownies how many did they spot.
Go back along the trail and pick up all the creatures.

Activity 4 - Sensory trails - Feeling
The Brownies work in pairs, one is blindfolded and the other is the guide person and they can only use verbal instructions
A rope trail is laid out between trees with various obstacles in the way
The blindfolded Brownies starts by holding onto the rope and walking slowly around the course
The Lead Brownie gives instructions based on what they can see
Once the course is completed get the Brownies to swap roles and go again
When all the Brownies have completed the course get them into a group and discuss what they have just done

Activity 5 - Knot tying
Gather the Brownies into a group and demonstrate the REEF knot using some string
Split the Brownies into pairs and ask them to try and follow the instructions to produce a reef knot
Ask the Brownies where they could see this knot on their uniforms?

Activity 6 - Camp Fire Marshmallows
Split the Brownies into small groups
Give each Brownies a kebab skewer and advise on how to hold them
Give each Brownies a marshmallow to place onto the skewer
Advise how to approach the campfire and tell them about the hazards and the safety rules
If help is needed then an adult helper should jump in and lend a hand

Tags

• blindfold
• Bushcrafft
• senses
• Tracking Signs

Badge Links

• Camp Craft - Cook on fire
• Camp Craft - Make fire
• Camp Craft - Pioneering
• Camp Craft - Reef knot
• Camp Craft - Visit