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Young People
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Involving Your Children in Wilderness
Survival Skills
by Allan "Bow" Beauchamp
(Page 1 of 3)
(Photos on this page by
Allan "Bow"
Beauchamp) |
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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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Hi!
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
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Winter Snow Shelters |
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Children love playing in the snow. And it's easy to combine play with
survival lessons. Make a game out of it. |
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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? |
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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. |
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Brush Shelters & Debris Huts |
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Children also love making brush shelters. It's close to the Earth, and a
lot of fun. |
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Here
is my little girl, Jessica, learning skills for winter shelters. |
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Here is my son Nicholas, and
he's happy once our shelter is done -- he knows the coco is
on its way! |
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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!
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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. |
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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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