CAMP OVERVIEW
This is an overview of our days, however the order will be dictated by weather and the children’s energy levels throughout the week
WILD WHITTLING
We’ll head to one of our most loved “unwinding” locations to settle into the land and build confidence with basic knife and saw handling skills that will be used throughout the week. Using these foundations, we’ll craft simple, useful tools from natural materials while learning respect, safety, and care in our movements. We’ll finish the day at a calm, no-current stretch of the river to cool off and relax before heading home.
WILD CAVERNS
All aboard for an epic coulees-and-riverside adventure where water, earth, and imagination meet. We’ll explore winding coulee landscapes rich with hidden history, stepping into natural caves and rocky hideaways while building navigation and observation skills. The day will be filled with tracking games, creek-bed exploration, ecosystem discovery, and muddy play in one of the most dynamic landscapes along the river.
WILD PLANTS
We’ll adventure on foot to one of Lethbridge’s most unique and hidden natural spaces. Along the way, we’ll learn how plants can nourish, heal, and support human creativity and survival. Together, we’ll begin to recognize the difference between native and invasive species and build deeper, place-based relationships with the “wall of green” around us. We’ll also harvest select wild foods to prepare and share together.
WILDCRAFTING
We’ll travel to a favourite adventure location that naturally invites exploration, imagination, and all-day play. Along the journey, we’ll gather natural materials and step into ancestral skills, experimenting with primitive techniques to create wooden vessels, ink, and quills, blending creativity with practical skill-building in a hands-on outdoor workshop.
A TYPICAL DAY
While we have activities planned and a flow to each day, we also go off the children’s energy levels, moods, and interests to help guide the day
9:00 am – Drop-off, group conversations, story telling, games. Introduction to days on-goings
9:30 am – Days adventures begin
12:00 pm – Lunch (children snack anytime)
1:30 pm – Group sharing of day, group story telling, games
2:00 pm – Pick up
WHAT TO BRING/WEAR
Please place everything in, or hooked onto an appropriate sized backpack
WEAR
• Closed toe hiking sandals are best. Or footwear that is good for walking on uneven terrain and can still get wet and dry fast (we will be in and out of the water frequently)
• Hat
• A spare change of clothes and underwear (If child struggles with being in wet clothes)
• No tank tops
BRING
• Large lunch and snacks for the day
• Enough water for the day
• Plastic bag to put wet things in
• Sunscreen (best to apply before the day starts)
• Hand towel
• Sanitizer, or wet wipes, small size. for washing before eating.
• Tissues
• Life saving medication