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.
Session: 20230903-1200
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.
Kite Building
Why do kites fly and how can we make them fly even better? By learning about the forces which create flight and how to use the right materials. By the end of this session you will all know why a kite needs a Bridle Point, Cross Spar and Tail, and you will learn how to find its centre of gravity. Put all this learning together into making a great kite design of your own to fly in the fields.
Jiu Jitsu
This class will be focused on teaching both the techniques of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a few useful aerobic exercises in order to optimize your performance in the sport. This is not only ideal for learning self defense and having fun, but also a good confidence builder for all aspects of your life.
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!
Flower Headdress
Learn how to arrange a natural headdress. 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!
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.
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.
Dodgeball
“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball”. A full octane activity to get 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.
Cyanotypes
An historic photographic process, where two chemicals are mixed together to make an emulation that turns Prussian blue in contact with sun light. Participants will coat their own papers and scraps of card before choosing botanicals and objects. Once the paper is dry, then will place their chosen objects on the coated paper, put it in the sun and watch the colour change. Finally, the print is rinsed in water to fix it.
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.
Cocktail Mixology
Learn to make, shake and muddle cocktails with our leading cocktail bartenders. Ever wanted to create cocktails at home to enjoy, or simple to impress your friends? We will guide you through the basics and key tricks of the trade to make fantastic cocktails. For those of you who don’t drink alcohol, our menu has been created so you can make virgin versions of the same cocktails.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Beekeeping
We love bees. Do you? Have you ever wanted to get ‘up close and personal’ with one of our little stripey friends? Well, here’s your chance. Hidden in the middle of the Camp Wildfire woodlands is a colony of bees. Go hang out with them and learn all about them with our expert beekeeper.
Axe Throwing
Channel your inner viking and try your hand at axe-throwing! A real Wildfire favourite!
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.
Arena Games
Want to get a cheeky head start in Patrol Games? Or try out some of the games you are not quite ready to volunteer yourselves for? This is where to do it! Imagine sports day, but much sillier.
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.
Archery
Experience the awesome power of the famous English Longbow, a weapon once feared across battlefields.
Apothecary
This year, join our medical herbalists in creating your own botanical travel kit, making ‘Natural Camping Essentials’. We’ll have loads of fun making the remedies, and discussing the different ways that plants can be transformed into medicine.
African Drumming
Grab a drum, join the circle and let our expert teach you some basic techniques, before creating your own tribal rhythms as a group. Then dance to the beat of your own drum!
Acro Yoga
Combining the wisdom of yoga, the dynamic power of acrobatics and the loving kindness of healing arts, Acro Yoga balances trust, playfulness and community. Worried you aren’t a gymnast or a seasoned yogi? Have no fear, this class will introduce you to the building blocks that will enable you to push your physical skill to new dimensions and seemingly defy gravity.