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Hug A Tree
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Start on a track in a pleasant forested area.
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This activity works well as a break during a hike.
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The purpose is to get people engaged in non-visual, intimate encounter
with trees, as well as the terrain.
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The activity also works well as a trust-building activity.
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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.
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For mature groups, a briefing may be enough; for less mature groups, do a
demonstration.
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In pairs, one is blindfolded. The blindfolded person is to be the
tree-hugger.
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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.
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The tree-hugger person is lead back to the starting point, takes his/her
blindfold off and tries to locate his/her tree.
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Swap. Usually participants like to have a couple of turns at being
blindfolded and trying to find a tree.
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Equipment:
Forested area. Blindfolds.
Time:
Total ~ 10-30 minutes. Plus to location. Discussion (optional) ~ 10
min.
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.
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