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Resources
Enough cups for each child / pair, mixing sticks, Magic Water
Where
Skinny Woods, Tall
Trees, any of the hedgerows, Hawkhill
Wood,
Innocent Walkway, Craigmillar
Castle Park.
Why
There are many different natural smells all around us, which we
sometimes aren’t aware of, because some smells may be more prominent,
or we just aren’t tuned in to the subtle smells that exist in the
natural world. This activity helps people to focus on these smells and
discover a whole new way of exploring the environment!
How
Everyone is given a plastic cup in which to make his or her own
cocktail, and a mixing stick to mix it together. The task is to search
out objects with different smells and blend them together into a
delightful nasal cocktail! Once everyone has found two or three smells for
their cocktail, its true potential can be released through the
addition of a drop or two of Magic Water! [Water with a couple of drops
of non-smelly food colouring added.] Share the cocktails, and try to
guess what's in each one just from their smell. Then you can make up names to describe your botanic bouquets! |
