Getting outdoor adventure into your programme – 50 ways to be adventurous!
Wednesday 26th July 2017How adventurous is your programme? Have you considered adding more outdoor adventure into your programme, to provide fresh challenges and new experiences to the children and young people in your Company?
We have put together a list of 50 ways to get outdoors and adventurous…
1. Go on a bug hunt
2. Go camping
4. Try roasting marshmallows over a fire
5. Go on a picnic
6. Go bird watching
7. Go for a bike ride
8. Dam a stream
9. Build a shelter
10. Try star gazing or learn a constellation
11. Visit a waterfall
12. Go pond dipping
13. Build twig rafts (and race down a river/stream)
14. Play in the snow (build a snowman)
15. Go on a treasure hunt
16. Go orienteering
17. Go kayaking/canoeing
18. Go on an expedition
19. Cook over an open fire
20. Walk along a canal
21. Build mud castles or sculptures
22. Try out map reading
23. Go coasteering / rock scrambling
24. Try star gazing or learn a constellation
25. Sleep under the stars (bivvy bag or shelter)
26. Go fishing
27. Roll down a hill/slope
28. Go crabbing
29. Try skimming stones on water
“We are blessed with plenty of countryside within walking distance of the halls. We do simple tracking, bushcraft, den building, bug hunting, wide games, leaf gathering, water games as well as outside games like quick cricket.”
Nev Keating, 1st & 3rd Wallingford
30. Go sailing
31. Try out bark rubbing
32. Go on a coastal walk along the beach or clifftop
33. Go Geocaching
34. Go swimming in sea/river/lake
35. Go on a night/welly walk
36. Climb a tree
37. Visit a farm
38. Track an animal
39. Play Hide & Seek
40. Build sand castles or sculptures
41. Create and try out a blindfold rope trail
42. Go raft building
43. Have a water fight
44. Plant a tree or flowers
45. Feed a farm animal
46. Spend some time at Playground
47. Climb to the top of a hill
48. Get creative with leaves
49. Go on a scavenger hunt
50. Go caving or explore a cave
Well that’s a list of 50 activities, but there are many more out there that you could include in your programme, for additional ideas check out woodlandtrust.org.uk and nationaltrust.org.uk who have some fantastic programme ideas and resources.
All Year Adventure
These are just some ideas to get you started, it may at first seem that the majority of these activities would be done in the summer, but many could be done all year round. So consider how you can get outdoors and adventurous throughout the session and don’t limit it to just the summer months.
Safety First
Remember, with all activities it is important that you carry out a risk assessment, having considered all the risks and what you are going to put in place to minimise any identified risks. It is essential that whilst participating in the activity you are continually assessing risk and any changes. When going out and about you should ensure you have access to; consent forms and medical information, emergency phone and a first aid kit.
Share your adventure
Let us know what you get up to in your Company, by sharing using #bbadventure on social media or send your photos and captions to gazette@boys-brigade.org.uk.
