Teens vs The Wild

Create a program based on survival and wilderness skills.  There are many directions you can take this program, depending on the interests of your local teens.  You can hire an outside speaker to train on real-life wilderness skills and leave-no-trace hiking and camping.  You could also make it more of a game or event like the Survivor T.V. show.

Some ideas:

• Use the Worst Case Scenerio almanac: create a game or use real life tips
• Create Home-made Survival or First-Aid Kits: either serious, if your teens are into it, or fun/joke kits like zombie attack survival kits
• Have Target Practice: set up targets and use toy bow and arrows (like the suction cup ended arrows or nerf arrows)
• Teach them local bird calls
• Bring in samples of edible plants like dandelions
• Set out cammo paint and let them paint their faces
• Make the event a Hunger Games tie-in