At Bushcraft Bears we encourage our children to: 

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• Become more motivated for physical outdoor activity

• Develop personal and social skills by making new friendships 

• Learn the value of teamwork in group activities

• Improve physical gross motor skills through movement and exercise in activities

• Improve fine motor skills with nature art and tasks

• Work through practical problems and challenges 

• Develop their language and communication skills

• Use tools to create, build or manage tasks

• Discover their strengths  

• Pursue knowledge and that interests them

• Learn how to manage failures 

• Adapt to changes and face challenges

• Build confidence in decision making and evaluating risk 

• Develop practical life skills in bushcraft survival

• Explore their own personal connection between with wildlife and the earth 

• Regularly experience achievement and success 

• Reflect on learning and experiences 

• Build confidence in decision making and evaluating risk

• Develop real life skills

• Explore their own personal connection between with wildlife and the earth 

• Regularly experience achievement and success 

• Reflect on learning and experiences 

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Some of the tasks achieved in Bushcraft Bears:

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• Woodland crafts 

• Beach and nature art

• Willow weaving 

• Exploring and collecting woodland materials

• Setting up a camp

• Tool making

• Safe tool use  

• Design and build fire pit

• Wood carving 

• Rope work and knots 

• Building wooden structure off the ground 

• Rope bridges and swings

• Correct and safe fire lighting

• Different ways to light fire

• Wild cooking

• Shelter building 

• Exploring habitats 

• Nature hunts