An important skill that helped our ancestors survive. The great thing about whittling wood is that little skill is required to start and once you immerse yourself into it you can become obsessed with what you can create next..
Session: 20230903-1030
Waterslide
Don’t be fooled – our 100m water slip n’ slide is not for dainty types! This pure-adrenalin slide down the Hollow Meadow in Adventure Valley should be ridden STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Wabi-Sabi Pottery
Wabi-sabi, loosely translated, is the beauty of imperfection.
Learn fundamental hand-building techniques as you create a stunning ceramic wabi-sabi object from scratch. Your teacher will provide demonstrations and cover how you can use clay to deal with the stress and anxiety of everyday life and appreciate the states of flux and imperfection represented in your piece. You’ll learn a range of pottery techniques including pinch pots, sculpting & surface decoration across the wabi-sabi theme.
Voguing
You will learn the 5 elements of vogue, in vogue femme style. Make your vogue a sexy, feminine and confident way to communicate! Get ready for smart and funny exercises, choreos, improvisation, combos, 10s, battles…… everything you need to slay the Balls!
Tai Chi Qigong
Tai Chi Qigong for everyone seeking stillness in motion. Using ancient traditional techniques of visualising breathing and movement, this will bring greater harmony and well-being to our greater self.
Stand Up Paddleboarding
*Please meet at the Playing Fields Meeting Point for your transfer down to the lake at the time your activity starts*
Walk on water. Who is going to fall? Captain your own paddleboard and experience the fun of the Wildkind Lake. Hold your paddle high like Poseidon as you master the water. You will learn to be a fearless paddler in a new aqua environment, boost your balancing skills and take part in fun wobble challenges!
Sign Language
Learn the basics of British Sign Language. You will be able to sign your name, sign the date, how old you are, how you are feeling, plus colours. Also, you’ll learn to sign a well known song!
Shelter Building
Join us in the Wildkind Forest for a fun natural shelter building activity. Learn about the elements of survival, the importance of shelter building, things to be aware of when creating shelter in woodlands and the take time to construct an A-frame natural shelter.
Screen Printing
Learn expert screen printing techniques whilst printing your own Wildfire shirt. You can buy a tshirt or tote bag at Camp from Wildkind Stores, or bring your own to print.
Rifle Shooting
Shooting at 15-20 metre targets with 177 break barrel rifles, open and telescopic sights.
Raft Building
*Please meet at the Playing Fields Meeting Point for your transfer down to the lake at the time your activity starts*
Forget white water rafting…building and sailing your own raft is by far the more adventurous sport. Once our experienced instructors have shown you the ropes (and the barrels and poles), compete in teams to build the most seaworthy raft then sail it across the Wildkind Lake, without getting shipwrecked.
Pétanque
With dexterity and strategy in play, who will be the pétanque champion?!
Pennant Flag Making
Make your very own one-of-a-kind Camp souvenir – a beautiful felt pennant to hang on your wall. Using felt (and templates, if you need) you can cut and compose shapes and text to form your own motto, Patrol mantra or motif to remember your time at Camp Wildfire. (20 people can join at a time).
Mask Making
Want to really show off your Patrol dedication? Whether you’re a Badger, Squirrel, Fox or Hawk, our mask making workshops will help you transform yourself into your spirit animal ready for the night’s wild woodland parties. Our crafty leaders will be on hand to help you get creative in personalising your design. (20 people can join at a time).
Metal Jewellery Making
Using various styles of metal-work, with hammers and saws, create your own unique piece of copper jewellery. Learn how to texturise and shape the copper into whatever you would like to adorn yourself (or others!) with.
Macrame
Become a confident macrame maker as we guide you through a fun workshop to learn the techniques of basic knots to make a plant hanger, which you will be able to take away with you.
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.
Landscape Painting
Channel your inner Bob Ross, in this creative watercolour class. Our charismatic leader will teach you how to think outside the box, and put your own personality and imagination into creating a landscape scene.
Flying Trapeze
Test your nerve by learning the death defying skills of the flying trapeze! This classic circus art is all about taking a risk, being in the moment and acting on instinct. Not one for the faint of heart – you’ll need to be able to squash any fear of heights in order to fly high above the Wildkind Forest!
Firelighting
We will take you back in time on a journey to your primitive origins, on a quest to re-discover our ancient connection to fire.
Fermented Drinks
Tasting, introduction to and demonstrations on different
types of fermented drinks, including Water Kefir, Kombucha, Kvass and Tepache. For the workshop, you will learn how to make kvass with old bread and berries, and you’ll be able to make your only uniquely flavoured drink to take-away.
Eskrima
Also known as Filipino Stick Fighting. Unleash your inner Nightwing (or Daredevil, if that’s more your comic style). We will show you how to attack and defend with two sticks at once in a dizzying combat pattern before you swiftly disarm your opponent. Anyone feeling brave will get to test their skills against one of our armoured-up instructors!
Crazy Golf
Try your hand at our vintage 9 hole golf course.
Crossbow Shooting
Ready, aim fire! Use skill and precision to beat your opponents in this crossbow target challenge as you learn to shoot a weapon that was outlawed across Europe.
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.
Capoeira
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazlian martial art 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 be taught 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.
Bug Hotel Building
It’s a bugs life! Discover the importance of bug habitats and create your own bug hotels using natural and recycled materials
Bread Baking
Does it get much better than cooking in the great outdoors? Using an open fire, this simple yet effective way to bake results in bread that can be enjoyed on its own, dipped in something sweet, or perhaps you prefer savoury.
Botanical Walk
Follow our nature leader on a gentle stroll looking at the local flora and hopefully some fauna. We will use a mindful approach to learn a few ways of differentiating between plants.
Blacksmithing
Learn basic blacksmithing techniques, including heating and hammering metal, and creating shapes and designs. Depending on your natural level of skill, you may be able to create items such as hooks, nails, bottle openers, bangles, pendants, or even more complex items like knives or decorative objects to take home!