Nature in Recreation 



woods along the streams. It would be fun to have the group rewrite the 

 story so that it ends differently and dramatize it for the rest of the camp. 

 They could bring in all the edible plants, tell what part they ate and how 

 they prepared them, thus outwitting the old witch! 



Other Hi\e Suggestions 



JACK-KNIFE HIKE 



Cut jack-knives from two colors of paper and fasten one of each color 

 to plants or trees on which a jack-knife might be used for some purpose 

 along a trail. It might be a tree that would make good timber for fires 

 because the wood is soft, or if the wood is hard it would be used for coals. 

 Edible plants might also be prepared for cooking with a jack-knife. There 

 are dozens of ways of using one when you stop to think about it. 



Divide the children into two groups and explain that they may remove 

 a jack-knife if they can explain in what way one might be used on that 

 particular plant. Check at the end of the hike and see which group has the 

 most knives and which has given the best answers. 



FAIRY RING 



This theme is suggested for a luncheon hike. There is a species of mush- 

 room that has its spawn growing out in all directions so that the mushrooms 



