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20 Mar SEIN – Workshop for teachers for enviroemnt

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Hug a tree

Equipment

  • Forested area
  • Blindfolds

Time

  • 10-30 minutes

Brief description

  • In a forested area, pairs take turns being blindfolded, lead to a tree (for touch and feel) and then lead away.  After removing the blindfold, the tree hugger tries to locate his/her tree.

Activity

  • Start on a track in a pleasant forested area.
  • This activity works well as a break during a hike.
  • The purpose is to get people engaged in non-visual, intimate encounter with trees, as well as the terrain.
  • The activity also works well as a trust-building activity.
  • The groups needs reasonable maturity, such that the blindfolded people are cared for (golden rule: a blindfolded person must always be holding someone else’s hand – or a tree) – watch out for careless guiding especially from macho males.
  • For mature groups, a briefing may be enough; for less mature groups, do a demonstration.
  • In pairs, one is blindfolded. The blindfolded person is to be the tree-hugger.
  • The tree-hugger is lead through the trees and then placed next to a special tree. The tree-hugger touches the tree and tries to memorize its size, shape, location, texture, etc.
  • The tree-hugger person is lead back to the starting point, takes his/her blindfold off and tries to locate his/her tree.
  • Swap.  Usually participants like to have a couple of turns at being blindfolded and trying to find a tree.