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This book is filled with skills, games, and activities for back-to-nature adventures and camping trips. It is great for all ages and abilities, from children to adults, and is a must-have for anyone working with scouts or youth groups. How to Play in the Woods is also a handy reference book for campers and outdoor enthusiasts who need to brush up on basic survival skills.
Learn how to make rope from plant materials, navigate using the sun and/or moon, build shelters, and start a fire. There are activities for teaching about safe knife handling, gathering and preparing wild foods, cooking on a spit, and plant medicines. And, for more fun and entertainment, there are instructions for making instruments, natural jewelry, clay containers, baskets, and even buckskin clothing.
This book encourages and motivates readers to be interactive with nature, to be free from prescribed schedules, and to just play and enjoy outdoors while relearning the wisdom and ways of our ancestors.
ASIN : 1423641531
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Publication date : April 26, 2016
Language : English
Print length : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781423641537
ISBN-13 : 978-1423641537
Item Weight : 1.65 pounds
Reading age : 12 years and up
Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.02 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #437,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #179 in Nature Crafts #287 in Camping (Books) #580 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides
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