Bushcraft with Kids

Inside the book

Volume 1 begins with where to practise, caring for outdoor places and introducing young children to the woods. It then moves through tools, carving projects, fire, cooking and tracking. Practical projects include tent pegs, wizard wands, pocket whistles and spoons; the tracking chapter includes making casts of animal footprints.

• Where to practise, leave no trace and bushcraft with young children
• Clothing, equipment, tool use and sharpening
• Carving projects: tent pegs, wizard wands, pocket whistles and spoons
• Fire-making, tinder bundles and fire lays
• Outdoor cooking: bannock, Dutch ovens and cooking fish
• Animal tracking, track casting and trail cameras