Hiking | get your kids into hiking

Wanna know how many times left before the sun goes down? Simply do this with your hands!

Duration and number of people:~5 mins / 1 person

Step 1: Find an open place and stand facing the sun.~Step 2: Place your hand with your palm facing you, fingers together, with the base of your little finger on the horizon.~Step 3: Place one hand over the other until you reach the sun.~Step 4: Count the number of hands and fingers between the horizon and sun, 1 finger = 15 minutes. There are 10 fingers between the horizon and sun shown in the picture, meaning the sun will go down in 150 minutes. ~ 

Explain complicated concepts with small experiments. It’s more fun than reading books!

Materials:~- A plastic bottle~- Scissors~- Gravel~- Sand~- Charcoal (or wool piece) ~- A piece of fabric

Duration and number of people:~1 hour / 2 people

Warning: always do this activity with an adult.~Do not drink the filtered water.

Step 1: Cut the bottom off the plastic bottle.~Step 2: Place the bottle head down and in this order, place the piece of fabric, a layer of charcoal, a layer of sand, a layer of gravel.~Step 3: Pour water through the top of the bottle and wait for it to pass through the bottle. Collect it in a container.~Step 4: Re-filter it as many times as you want.~ 

Share adventure with friends and learn more about nature environment 

Materials:~- Sheets of thick paper~- Pencils and colour pencils~- Scissors~- A smartphone

Duration and number of people:~- During walking / 1 or more

Step 1: Write down or draw some objects or colours on the paper. (example: a pine tree, bark, bird, water, blue, green, etc).~Step 2: Let children find those things when hiking.~Step 3: Take a photo of the things with the cards and share with friends on social media.~Step 4: Reward the most beautiful photos and the ones with the most likes on social media.~ 

Use an online map to know your location, adding more fun on the journey.

 

Materials:

- A smartphone

- The geocaching application (download below)

- A pencil or a pen

 

Duration and number of people:

Depends on location / 1 person minimum

 

Step 1: Connect to the application and look for hiking places near you.

Step 2: Solve the puzzle to get to the hidden object.

Step 3: After finding the hiding place, note that you have been there on the paper and put the box back in its place for the next Geocachers.