Here I am with my son Nicholas. He is the boy who before he was 13 did his first fire with a conventional fire board, not to mention the countless times he has used the knife and stone fire starter.

if we train, and never teach the next generation the skills we have lost an enormous amount of old knowledge!

As well, this is good quality time for a father and son. More people should spend these kind of days together as opposed to dropping them off at a local mall.

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Here are the twins now, they have been doing skills for a while, and are even still willing to go out when the weather isn't favorable, when most stay at home with the winter blues.

How do you contend with the winter blues? Well, go in the bush and try some skills!

--Bow

Winter Snow Shelters

Children love playing in the snow. And it's easy to combine play with survival lessons. Make a game out of it.

From a survival learning day to a fun play house for all their friends in the neighborhood. Teaching skills to them can be rewarding and family oriented -- even the dog liked it too!

So, what family oriented skills and days have you had?

And it's not all work for them either. We must balance fun and work, so as to make the most impact on them to want to learn.

Brush Shelters & Debris Huts

Children also love making brush shelters. It's close to the Earth, and a lot of fun.

Here is my little girl, Jessica, learning skills for winter shelters.

Here is my son Nicholas, and he's happy once our shelter is done -- he knows the coco is on its way!

A bush shelter is a great way to introduce children to the skills of wilderness shelter-building. It can be a lot of fun for them, especially if the shelter is roomy enough to play in.

So...a compromise is made. Normally, shelters are made just big enough for their purpose, which is usually to keep you warm at night. But, a kid's shelter needs to be a lot bigger so they can play in it. If they can't play, it won't be fun for them, and they won't enjoy the experience, and won't be as likely to do it again!

Here are my twins beside my slant (debris) shelter. They like to play in them as they always learn something.

It is important to involve our kids as, we need to educate them well in bush skills.

Here is my son Nicholas (on the left) and his friend Jean, learning some skills.

This is our next generation of learning and doing.

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