Connecting people to nature through adventure
October 24th will see the Dangerous Dads Torbay group meeting at the Growing for Life site in Preston, Torbay to enjoy and explore the autumn countryside through games, activities and free -play.
They will meet at 1pm – 4pm, for pumpkin carving and making pumpkin soup, apple bobbing and many more fun games.
Please check out their Facebook event for more details: www.facebook.com/events/465273043651893/
Planting and Playing is what we will be doing for the 2nd session of the newly form Dangerous Dads Torbay group.
It is happening on our new allotment, which has been kindly given to the group by the Growing for life project in Preston. We will be playing and exploring Occombe woods, before planting pumpkins and other vegetables between 1 – 4pm. The poster for this event is in the link below:
It’s not everyday you get to be involved in the birth of something, but we had the pleasure to support the launch event of “Dangerous Dads Torbay” community group on Saturday 18th April between 1 and 4 pm at Primley Park in Torbay. This new community group is also being supported by Action for Children Torbay with its aim to provide free monthly activity events for Dads and male carers with at least one child under five.
We were joined by 18 children and 8 dads on a beautiful sunny spring afternoon, with the smell of wild garlic blowing on the breeze as we explored and play in Primley Park nature reserve in Torbay. There were requests for the old favorites like hide and seek, which we did. It was brilliant watching the dads and their children playing and interacting together, either as they hide amongst the undergrowth or supporting them in counting.
Then we made our way to base camp for den and fire making activities, with all the dads and their children busy playing, socialising and discovering the wonders this nature reserve has to offer. Some enjoyed the delights at lighting their first fire with a flint and steel, which is not as easy as it looks,
Whilst other undertook the challenge of building dens using natural materials and tarps, creating their own woodland palaces:
After all this fun and physical activity, they all were keen not only to toast some marshmallows, but to try some campfire popcorn, as you can see there was more then enough to go around, before heading home very muddy and tired.
For more information on Dangerous Dads Torbay, or it’s next event please check us out and like their Facebook page Dangerous Dads Torbay, or email Dan on danbest@sylvanadventures.org