Individual and Family Activites
FALL SEASON LEADERBOARD (October, November, December)
(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 | The Nature Nuts | 20 |
| 2 | Crazyfornature | 3 |
Early Years (birth to 5 years)
Inukshuk Art
Landmark 8 (Nature Art Weekly)
We found a rock pile covered in Inuksuk!
Trent Childcare Campus – November 16, 2021
Indoor Greenhouse
Landmark 5 (Garden/Care for Animal)
We started an indoor greenhouse! our hard work is growing quickly!
Trent Childcare Campus – November 13, 2021
Flashlights in the Dark
Landmark 6 (Play in Nature a Full Hour)
Just as it got dark outside we took our flashlights to the nearby schoolyard and played flashlight hide and go seek. To ensure the safety of everyone we hid and seeked in partners. Boys against girls!
Crazyfornature – November 13, 2021
Middle Years (6 to 9 years)
Monarch Marathon
Landmark 11 (Celebrate each Season)
On Sunday we got up early and attended the launch of the Monarch Ultra in downtown Peterborough. It was fun to celebrate the monarch butterfly migration and cheer on the runners as they began their 21-day relay.
The Nature Nuts – Sept 19, 2021
Adventure Island
Landmark 27 (Wilderness Trip)
As a family we planned a back-country camping trip on an Island in North Bay. We traveled to the Island by canoe. Before enduring this trip we sat down as a family to discuss what things we would need to bring. We knew that in order to get to the Island we would need to use a canoe which meant that we would have to travel light and minimize the amount of gear we would bring. We purchased some sleep mates that only require a few breaths to blow up and a compact tent. We also purchased some self-inflatable pillows. Next, we had to come up with meals that could be cooked on the fire. While camping we enjoyed swimming and jumping off the large rock in which we made a home for 5 days, building shelters out of fallen down branches, canoeing and portaging into 2 other lakes, fishing, catching frogs, relaxing in the hammock, and all the normal camping activities such as roasting marshmallows on the fire and making smores. We were also fortunate enough to see a moose and black bear from a distance. We loved it so much we are already planning our next adventure!
Crazyfornature – August 23, 2021
Fabulous Forts
Landmark 1 (Explore Together Weekly)
While visiting the park the girls found some dead branches that had fallen from the trees in the woods behind the park. The girls collected the branches and carried them up to the play structure where strategically placed them to create a fort under the play structure. They then collected some goldenrod to decorate their new home.
Crazyfornature – Sept 18, 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