Tune into your emotions and sensations with this scavenger hunt with a difference!

• Value the Outdoors 
• Enjoy being outside, feel comfortable in nature, and feel connected to the natural environment.

• Scrap paper
• Pens or pencils

Feel joy, wonder, and calm when interacting with the natural world.
Discover the five pathways to nature connectedness

• Find a suitable place to run this activity. This activity can take place anywhere, however beingv outside can help the group interact with nature as well as feeling more connected with the local environment and themselves.
• Create a scavenger hunt answer sheet by drawing out a bingo grid and filling in each square with something different to find. We’ve suggested some ideas below.

1. Find a suitable place to run this activity. This activity can take place anywhere, however being outside can help the group interact with nature as well as feeling more connected with the local environment and themselves.
2. Create a scavenger hunt answer sheet by drawing out a bingo grid and filling in each square with something different to find. We’ve suggested some ideas below.

• one thing that makes you happy/brings you joy
• one thing that you love to smell
• one thing that you enjoy looking at
• one thing that’s your favourite colour
• one thing that you are thankful for in nature
• one thing that inspires you/that you feel protective over
• one thing that you are curious about/want to know more about
• one thing that feels nice to touch
• one thing that you’ve never seen before

This activity was all about improving wellbeing and valuing the outdoors. Which were your favourite things to notice while you were doing the activity? Did you see or hear or smell or touch something really interesting?

The sheet can be adapted for older or younger members of the group by changing the language and adapting the senses and emotions accordingly.

Some members of the group may not enjoy writing. As an alternative you could ask them to draw or find an item to match each point.