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23 DecemberCLUB challenge

Friday 23 December

Two days until Christmas! We hope you have a lovely day on Sunday. 

This week's FREE nature detectives CLUB challenge is packed
with warming winter picnic ideas to try out in your holidays :O)
 
   

Find a wood

Find the perfect wood where you can have your picnic :O)

Bev always goes for a fun woodland walk and picnic with her family on Boxing Day to blow away the cobwebs and walk off the Christmas dinner!

VisitWoods logofind a wood

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If you go down to the woods today...

Make your walk even more fun by taking along our top spots for this week.

You can also find out what wildlife to keep an eye out for, and what's gone away for another year.

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitethis week's top spots

You can also challenge your friends to identify the winter twigs correctly.

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documenttwigs and buds id sheetdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitewinter twigs ID sheet 

What did you spot? Anything unusual?

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Food ideas

Soup and hot chocolate are great for keeping warm on an outdoor adventure :O)

You can also take along any leftover turkey or Christmas cake that you didn't eat on Christmas day.

Try these yummy treats too:

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentchilli pitta pockets recipedownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitechilli pitta pockets

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documenthot dogs recipedownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitepicnic hot dogs 

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentgingerbread treesdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitegingerbread trees

 

 

Picnic basket extras

Some fab ideas for picnic accessories :O)

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentpicnic menudownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitemenu

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentpicnic invitationdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websiteprintable picnic invitation

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentplace doilydownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websiteleaf doilies

 

 snowflake

Which way next?

Make a woodland fortune teller to help decide which direction to go after your picnic :O)

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentfortune tellerdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitefortune teller 
 

Make your own with this blank template

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentfortune teller templatedownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitefortune teller template

 

 

Fun and games

Why not get the whole family involved in these woodland activities?

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentwinter play bookletdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitewinter play booklet

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentwoodland log bookdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitewoodland adventure booklet

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documentcolour bingodownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitecolour bingo

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documenttreasure hunt scrapbookdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitetreasure hunt

this nature resource for kids is a pdf documenttreasure hunt bagdownload this resource from the nature detectives wildlife websitetreasure collecting bag

 

 

Share your recipes         

Got an idea for a warming winter picnic?

Email it to Danielle and Bev: 

nature detectives wildlife club arrownaturedetectives@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Facebook  or get Mum or Dad to add to Facebook 
 

 

Liked all these activities?

Get a challenge packed with fun every single week in the nature detectives CLUB
 

You also get:

challenge chart


Challenge chart
 
explore the changing seasons through your own woodland
 

 

stickers

Challenge stickers 
 
track your progress through the weekly challenges
 
  

 

bird food cookbook, plus how to make a recycled bird feederstickers
Activity packs
 
bird food cook book, night-time investigation, leafy lantern, double-sided poster, stickers, ...

   
  

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