Collect
First you need to collect lots of twigs. The recent winds have blown lots of bare twigs onto the ground so there will be plenty around :O)
What sort of tree did they come from?
twig ID sheet
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Squelch and splat
Find some thick mud and make a nice big, round mound of it. You can use a spade but Bev thinks it's more fun to use your fingers!
What sort of sound does the mud make as you pick it up and splat it down again?
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Time for spines
Now you need to stick the twigs into the mound of mud to make the hedgehog's spines.
Here's a brilliant twiggy hedgehog that has been entered into our ARTventure competition.
What will you use for eyes and a nose? You should be able to find lots of items on the woodland floor such as acorns, beech nut cases or stones.
We'd love to see a photo :O)
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Twig construction
Have you got some twigs left over? Build a tall tower out of twigs.
Here's how... :O)
twig towers
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Then you could turn your tower into a game of Tumbling Twigs!
- build a tower of twigs by placing lots of layers of 3 twigs on top of each other
- the first person removes a twig from the tower and places it at the top
- the next person does the same, and so on
- the loser is the person who removes the twig that causes the tower to fall down!
We'd love to see videos and photos your tumbling twigs game!
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Frame it
Create a twiggy masterpiece :O)
twig frame
Twig races
You need two or more people and a stream to play this game. If you don't have a stream nearby you could use a pond or even a bath :O)
Each of the players chooses a twig. You then choose where your start and finish line will be (trees at the water's edge are great for this).
The players place their twigs in the water at the start line and follow them downstream until they cross the finish line. The player whose twig crosses the line first is the winner!
You could also try racing twigs that still have leaves or twigs from different types of trees. Does this make them faster?
Tell us about your twig race.
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Hedgehog poster
Want to know more about hedgehogs? Here's a great poster that's packed with facts :O)
hedgehog poster
Now make your own poster by colouring in this hedgehog.
hedgehog colouring sheet
Send us your stories and ideas, or tell us what you've been up to in the woods:
naturedetectives@woodlandtrust.org.uk
Made a twig hedgehog?
Stick this bare branches sticker over
the autumnal tree on your CLUB
poster and get ready for next
week's challenge :O)