Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Hike: Take Nothing But Pictures, Leave Nothing But Footprints

Macro, Cricket, Baby, Insect
  
Teach cubs the skills of observation and mindfulness while keeping their minds busy by turning your hike into a scavenger hunt.

You could call out the next thing to look for (from a list) or if you have more than one den (or family) on the hike, each leader (or parent) has a copy of the list and could take a picture of what their den (or family) found. 

Alternatively, each den can split off on their own and take a picture with the adult's phone of each item on the scavenger hunt list. 

You could make up a list for the cubs to find or let them make a list of what they think they will find and then on the hike try to find everything they put on the list.  Here are some ideas:

blossom clouds
dew on flowers insect
snails eye-view of something something dry
something funny something green
something huge something out of place
something peaceful (i.e. Leave No Trace wasn't kept)
something tiny something wet
something you have never seen before something sad
splash of color straight, curved or crossed lines
sunlight coming through trees texture
evidence of wild life something with 4 legs

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