Individual and Family Activites
SPRING SEASON LEADERBOARD (April, May, June)
(this board resets to zero at the start of each season)
Who’s in the lead this season? Build up your Pathway Points by reporting your Landmark activities!
| Placement | Group Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazyfornature | 14 |
| 2 | The Walmsley Five | 11 |
| 3 | O’Neill Family | 9 |
| 4 | The Nature Nuts | 7 |
| 5 | Casa Crouthers | 5 |
| 6 | Elliott Family | 2 |
| 7 | Mangal family | 2 |
| 8 | Myles Family | 2 |
| 9 | TheSuperNinjas | 1 |
Early Years (birth to 5 years)
Learning Patience
Landmark 3 (Exercise Senses Daily)
Looking to relax we decided to try out fishing. This was a great activity to learn more about patience and to appreciate nature while we sit and observed our surroundings. We listened to wind wind blow in the trees, we watched the ducks swimming in the water. We observed and discussed the different types of birds that were near by, we put our hands in the water to feel the temperature and just relaxed. What a great way to spend the afternoon.
O’Neill Family – May 23, 2021
Our Favourite Place
Landmark 5 (Garden/Care for Animal)
The garden is becoming all of our favourite places. This weekend we worked really hard at finishing the prep work, put some seeds in the ground and some starter plants. We compared the difference between the seed and the plant and cant wait to watch them as they all grow. We discussed what we wanted to plant and came up with a plan. Andrew was very focused when selecting the vegetables we wanted to grow and got to enjoy this activity where multi-generations got to participate.
O’Neill Family – May 22, 2021
Dandelion Field
Landmark 1 (Explore Together Weekly)
We took a walk in our neighbourhood but this time explored in your path. We came upon a field of dandelions in both their flower or and seed form. We used our hands to touch the flowers and compare the difference when they were in the seed form. While we were looking at the flowers we noticed got the white fluff easily comes off the stem we tried different ways to have them blow in the Wind it was a great discovery and observation of the changes in nature.
O’Neill Family – 05/08/2021
Middle Years (6 to 9 years)
Warm Forest Walks
Landmark 9 (Special Outdoor Place 2X/Month)
After what seemed like an eternity of rain we finally got a sunny Saturday in which we embraced with a lovely walk in the Northumberland forest leading us to this beautiful lookout.
Crazyfornature – May 1, 2021
Mysterious Birds
Landmark 12 (Nearby Plants and Animals)
With so many birds now back for the spring, have been bringing our binoculars on all of our hikes. For the past few weeks, every time we go on a particular walk down to the river, we have noticed a pair of beautiful birds always swimming together in the same area. On this day we had our binoculars and also brought a bird book with us to help identify them. After much observation, we believe they are buffleheads.
The Nature Nuts – April 26, 2021
Close-up View
Landmark 12 (Nearby Plants and Animals)
Over the spring break, we went on an early morning hike to a nearby conservation area. When we walked through a meadow trail, we were really excited to see little spider webs all over the plants, covered in dew. We spent some time looking at them with our magnifying glasses. When we looped back along the same trail a little while later, the sun had already dried up the dew and the spider webs seemed to be invisible again. We felt really lucky to have seen them so clearly earlier in the morning.
The Nature Nuts – April 15, 2021
Intermediate (10 to 13 years)
Magical Chickadees
Landmark 20 (Plan and Conduct a Project)
My son David and myself planned a trip to see if we could feed chickadees. I helped him look up and research the type of food that chickadees eat and I did my own research to see where in the are would be the best spot to have a chance to hand feed the chickadees. We bought the seed and drove the small commute down to Whitby. David was so excited and couldn’t wait to see if he could have a bird land on him. Right away we could hear the chickadees calling to each other in the trees. We were able to have our first chickadee’s eat the seeds from us right at the beginning of the path! It was very exciting and they are so tiny you barely feel them on your hand. We soon figured out that being close to the beginning of the path means there is a lot of foot traffic that could make the chickadee’s not come. We were able to find a nice spot nestled in a bunch of trees that the chickadees loved. They were soon all around us and taking the seeds from our hands. In the end, we stayed and fed the birds for over an hour. It was such a fun adventure!
– Hamlyn Family – March 6, 2021
Skateboarding Skills
Landmark #17 (Three New Outdoor Skills)
These little Chickadees took advantage of this amazing November weather to learn a new skill. Skateboarding at the Lakefield Skate Park is a great place to learn!!
The Chickadees – Nov 6/20
Edible Food
Landmark #18 (Natural Area Booklet, Blog or Video)
We looked around the yard for plants that were edible according to the… book.
Then we made our own reference book with what we found.
Chickadees – August 31/20
Senior (14 to 17 years)
Helping the Earth
Landmark 26 (Volunteer in Three Ways)
After a windy week, a lot of garbage has been noticed blowing around town, so the girls decided to use their break to clean it up!! Safety first of course, as they found these extended arms at the Friendly Dollar Store in Lakefield, to use. Don’t want to actually touch any of the garbage!
The Chickadees – Nov 20, 2020
True Wilderness
Landmark #27 (Wilderness Trip)
Quetico is a true wilderness park – campsites and portages are not marked, the lakes are big, and the portages can be rough.
I’d wanted to paddle Quetico for years, but always figured it was too far to drive. But we all decided it WAS worth the drive … and the drive itself was fantastically scenic for the most part..
The Douglas Family – Aug 17/20
Down the rapids
Landmark #27 (Wilderness Trip)
Our family spent a glorious 8 days canoeing through Quetico Provincial Park. Such a great way to recharge the batteries, and we went DAYS without thinking or talking about COVID. Just us, together, with our two canoes, tents, food great sense of adventure.
The Douglas Family – Aug 16/20