Akers Katie - Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book: Outdoor games and activities for the wind, rain and snow

ADVENTURE

BOOK

ADVENTURE

BOOK

Steph Scott and Katie Akers

To Allan, KTs Pa, without whom none
of this would ever have happened.
S.S.
To Pa.
K.A.

Deep in the woods theres a place that shines.

A place that only you can find.

A place where magic is written in the trees.

Upon the dew and the gentle breeze.

There are flowers, streams and real-life dreams,

dragons dodging bright sunbeams.

Its a place you are brave and quick and smart,

where you can hear natures beating heart.

Theres so much to hear

and say and do.

Go and find it,

its waiting just for you.

Welcome back to you all: children, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, teachers, forest-school leaders and childminders, and to all flora and fauna everywhere, this time joined by all things weathery. Just as in our previous book, Lets Go Outside, whether you are already passionate about nature and the outdoors or are just taking your first steps out into a rainy day adventure, you are very welcome. This book is written for you all.

The Rainy Day Kids Adventure Book is the second in our series of activity books for children aged 399 years. It is all about weather. The rainy stuff, the windy stuff and all that stuff that comes along when its really cold outside. Other books focus on all the wonderful things you can do indoors when its wet or chilly, but this ones about what you can do outdoors! So shout Yippee!, put on your mac, pull on your wellies and run outside. A marvellous, multi-sensory adventure playground awaits you.

Just as in our first book, Lets Go Outside, all our ideas truly come to life when you also have the Out Pack. Its the other bit that you need to make the magic happen. The Out Pack is your childs own special backpack containing all the bits and pieces required to complete the activities, in addition to a few items that they can easily forage from nature. Your childs Out Pack is any bag thats comfy for them to wear and can hold everything they need. You might want to think about getting a backpack that is waterproof, for obvious reasons!

What your child might choose to do today depends only on their mood, the season, the weather and how much outdoor space and time is available. Together you could make a Mr Snowman Head (). You could find out how the rain is made or where the wind comes from.

As long as you know a cloud from a breeze and an ice flake from a puddle, youre ready for some adventures.

All the items in the Out Pack are easy to find and cheap to buy. You may already have some of them at home. Be sure to keep it well stocked so you dont run out of any essentials while youre out and about. This is a list of what we keep in our Out Packs

This book!

Coloured pens

Masking tape You wont need anything thicker than 12mm wide

Wool You can get two balls of different colours, a multi-coloured ball or just a ball of your favourite colour

Plastic-coated garden wire You can buy this in a reel with a safe cutter from anywhere that sells garden supplies

Elastic bands Flat elastic bands of many colours are useful

Paperclips

Ball of string

Wooden beads Big and small, bumpy and smooth

Child-friendly scissors They must be able to cut string