Difficulty Medium
Duration 45 minut
Type of activity Long term activities
Season Any
Occasion Any
Suitability Physcally fit
Locations Outdoor
Tools
List with pictures of spring/autumn objects that they might find in the nature
bag or basket.
Goal
Spending quality time outside, being conscious about the environment, exploring and learning about nature, creativity using natural resources.
Intergenerational benefits
Understanding and relationship building
Understanding and relationship building
The activity promotes the understanding and appreciation of the attitudes, opinions, and experiences which different generations bring to the relationships, understanding and avoiding generational stereotypes and fostering tolerance of different lifestyles and an appreciation for cultural heritages, traditions and histories.
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
Intergenerational learning and skill sharing
The activity promotes learning and skill sharing among younger and older generations. It involves the sharing of positive resources that the young and old have to offer each other, especially the experience with novelties of modern times and valuable life lessons as well as cultural and familiar traditions.
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing
The activity promotes physical and mental well-being. It has a positive impact on the quality of life (feeling of self-worth and a reduction in loneliness and isolation, promotion of physical and cognitive activity).
Personal impact
Personal impact
Developing soft skills (like empathy, confidence, communication abilities, learning skills) and developing their own strengths and talents.
Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills
Supporting mental / brain-based skills we need to do anything from the simplest to the most complex tasks:perception, attention, memory, motor skills, language, visual and spatial processing, executive functions.
Community involvement
Community involvement
The activity increases confidence and involvement within the community. It offers a starting point that could have a positive impact within the community.
Step by Step
- Preparation: plan where the walk will take place prior to starting. The surface should be safe and flat. Make sure to be aware of the physical abilities and any restrictions of the senior.
- Pair up a senior and a child. The senior receives the list of object to look for on the walk. Together they carefully observe the environment, look for the mentioned objects and collect them in a bag or basket or observe them and tick the boxes. You can make your own lists, keeping in mind the available materials in your area. When you are on the walk, make sure that the group stick together and noone gets lost. If needed, there should be two or more mentors to make sure all goes according to plan.
- When you return from the walk, you can create something with the found objects (mandala, sculptures, exhibition) and you can talk about the found objects, comparing them with each other.
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