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Description

Get crafty with natural materials and use the hedgehog template to create a leafy hedgehog of your own.

Courtesy of The Scout Association
https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/the-leafy-hedgehog/
All materials © The Scout Association

Resources

A4 paper
Glue sticks
Scissors
Natural materials (for example, leaves, twigs, feathers)

Collect plenty of leaves (and leave them to dry if they’re damp). Each hedgehog will need between 15 – 20 leaves, depending on the size of the leaves. You could collect these before the meeting or you could ask everyone to collect leaves during a visit to their chosen natural area, in order to link this with requirement 2 of the Naturalist Activity Badge.

Leaves of any colour can be used but autumn leaves would work best for this activity. Just ensure they are dry and not too dirty before creating the hedgehog.

Instructions

To make a leafy hedgehog, cut out the hedgehog template with the scissors. Try and stay as close to the lines as you can.

Write your name on the back of the hedgehog so you know which one is yours.

Colour the hedgehog’s face and belly brown, using the colouring pen or pencil.

Using the glue, cover the area of the hedgehog’s back where it says ‘glue here’. This is where the hedgehog’s prickly spikes would be.

Gather some leaves and carefully place them on the hedgehog’s back where the glue is.

Put the completed hedgehogs to one side and wait for the glue to dry.

Whilst waiting for the glue to dry, give your hedgehog a name and think about what special talents or skills they might have. You could also discuss why Bonfire Night is such a dangerous time for hedgehogs and what we could do to help them; such as finding them somewhere else to hibernate and making sure they have access to enough food and water.

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Badge Links

• Naturalist - Activity
• Outdoors - Natural activity
• Skills - Creative activity