Birds

Making blanket forts is a great way to teach knot skills to otters! They also love to play in them after they are assembled. Here the blanket fort activity is paired with a craft project, but you could substitute another activity if it works better for your group.

• Opening Ceremony
• Talk about knots
• Teach the reef knot and the sheet bend
• Steam off game
• Blanket forts
  • Help the kids tie the knots they learned to make the forts
• Hang out in the forts for snack & story time
• Otter Mask Craft Project
• Imagination play with the Otter masks in their fort (holt!)
• Closing Ceremony

• Birdwatching

• Knot practice rope
• Lightweight blankets and rope/paracord for blanket forts
• Materials for Otter masks

• Tie Two Knots
• Make a Craft Item