Come and make a mask to represent you patrol group and show of your creativity.
Session: 20220827-1200
Acrylic Jewellery
Create your own acrylic jewellery creation, using jewellers techniques with piercing saws and brightly coloured acrylic to make pendants, keyrings and earrings.
This activity involves cutting out your own designs from acrylic using sharp jewelers saws, which can take a little getting used to! There is quite a lot of manual dexterity involved and you’ll leave with an acrylic item or items that you can attach to findings such as keyrings, earring fittings or cord. You can also prepare the acrylic piece to add your own fittings later.
Air Drop
Face your fears and climb to the top of the Camp Wildfire Freefall tower…jump, if you dare! Don’t worry, there’s a giant, inflated airbag to catch you.
Apothecary
Medicinal Herbs For The Skin. Learn about the medicinal, traditional & first aid use of herbs and gain practical skills for a home pharmacy. Take home an infused oil, wound healing balm and luxury herbal bath salts.
Arcade Games
Play your all-time favourite arcade games on our Retro Arcade machine; with over 1000 games to choose from, you are sure to find your favourite
Archery
Experience the awesome power of the famous English Longbow, a weapon once feared across battlefields.
Archery Battles
Archery battles are intense 10v10 battles with the thrill of paintball but without the pain, making this game the most fun you’ll ever have with a bow and arrow! May the odds be ever in your favour.
Axe Skills
Learn the skills required to safely manage this ancient tool. Learn about the correct choice of axe for the job and have a go at splitting wood for kindling.
Axe Throwing
Channel your inner viking and try your hand at axe-throwing! A real Wildfire favourite!
Board Games
Whether you are toasting the night away or nursing the night before, we have a board game for every occasion. We aren’t talking about riding down a snake or going straight to jail; we mean making friends whilst playing the best selection of hobby party games.
Foraging (was Bread Baking
Due to Fire Safety requirements, Bread Baking is no longer running.
Foraging: Explore the woodland and urban tracks to learn about wild edibles and medicinals
Capoeira
African Brazilian martial arts with elements of other disciplines such as gymnastics, breakdance, yoga and Kung Fu. Learn the principles of whirling kicks, handstands and Capoeira sequences where you will learn several kicks and attempt acrobatic movements such as handstands and cartwheels. You will also learn the basis of playing a Capoeira game and experience a Capoeira roda (circle) with live music.
Capture the Flag
The epic childhood game returns! Compete in teams to capture your opponent’s flag and return it to your base, all while protecting your own flag, a game of speed, strategy, daring and above all, plenty of fun – the classic game with a few distinctly Wildfire twists!
Cheerleading
Come and shake your pom poms in this fun and lively class. Learn classic cheerleading moves put together into a short routine with your very own cheer team. Chant your way to victory and just have a whole lot of fun on the way!
Climbing Wall
Test your bravery and challenge vertigo by tackling our 4 climbing walls of varying heights and difficulties. Don’t forget to take in the view at the top!
30ft high with 4 climbing stations. All are of different degrees of difficulty. We also do a blindfold challenge and speed challenge.
Cocktail Mixology
Learn to make, shake and muddle cocktails with our leading cocktail bartenders. Ever wanted to create cocktails at home to enjoy, or simply to impress your friends? We will guide you through the basics and key tricks of the trade to make fantastic cocktail. For those of you who don’t drink alcohol, our menu has been created so you can make virgin versions of the same cocktails as well.
Crazy Golf
Try your hand at our vintage 9 hole golf course.
Creative Writing
Do you know the difference between ‘flash fiction’ and a ‘haiku’? Let your creative mind wander as you write your own masterpieces!
Crossbow Shooting
Learn to shoot a weapon that was outlawed across Europe, the crossbow is a true sniper’s weapon for you to discover
Dirty Dancing
Warm up your bodies to some Dirty Dancing classics (including the sexy ones!), then grab a partner, either that you have come along with or someone else in the class, and learn the moves to Hungry Eyes. Finally it’s the Time of Your Life and you may even get to try the classic lift
Dodgeball
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” A full octane activity to get a the blood pumping. Join us for an action packed battle to the death*, where the last person standing wins the right to call themselves a Wildfire dodgeball champ! *no actual death will occur
Embroidery
Embroidery is an ancient art, practical both in the real world and the artistic one, so swap a pencil for a needle and create beautiful scenes in thread and take home useful skills you can apply to all areas of life.
Escape & Evade
Escape the everyday and become the hunted in a game of hide and seek like no other. This is not your childhood game; this is hide and seek for adults. When you’re deep in the woods, there are endless possibilities for places to hide. You could scale a tree, slip behind a bush, or find a cosy nook to curl up in. And when you’re finally found, the rush of excitement is unbeatable. It’s a fun way to spend a day with friends, playing like big kids again. So next time you’re looking for something different to do, consider a game of hide and seek in the woods. You might just be surprised at how much fun you have.
Natural Cordage (was Firelighting)
Due to Fire Safety requirements, Firelighting is no longer running.
Natural Cordage: Learn to process natural plant fibers into a pliable strong rope, aswell as primitive style necklaces and bracelets
Flower Headdress
Learn how arrange natural headdresses. All materials are provided in your own personal little kit but you are welcome to forage for any materials (flowers, pine cones, leaves, twigs etc) beforehand that you can’t live without in your headdress!
Juggling
From juggling scarves, to juggling bean bags to finally juggling clubs. Learn the basics and move up levels as we teach you to successfully juggle! Each participant will get 3 x juggling scarves, 3 x juggling bean bags and 3 x juggling clubs to practice with.
Knitting
Learn to cast on and the basics of knitting as you make your very own knitted coaster. You will receive a set of needles and a ball of sheep’s wool to take home with you, so you can continue your knitting journey long after the session is done.
Kokedama Making
We will teach you how to create your own unique Japanese hanging plant arrangements, or ‘Kokedama’. ‘Kokedama’ translates from the Japanese words for moss (‘koke’) and ball (‘dama’) – it is the art of freeing a plant from it’s container and planting it in a moss covered soil/clay ball. These look great hanging just about anywhere and are nice and simple to look after. We will provide all the information and equipment you need to make your own hanging Kokedama, using Asparagus Fern and Hedera Ivy as well as instruction on how you can make many more in the future – they make great gifts!
Krav Maga
Krav Maga, which means “hand-to-hand-combat” in Hebrew, is a self-defence system that was initially developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from various martial arts, combat sports and fighting systems. Krav Maga is known for its realistic fight training and its focus on real-world situations. The system we teach is one of the most modern and intelligent adaptations of Krav Maga to civilian life. In a safe and fun environment, you’ll learn how to respond to some of the most common street attacks.
Letter Press
Learn about traditional print-making techniques and print a personalised Camp Wildfire notebook and a string of handprinted Camp Wildfire bunting to decorate your tent.