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Blanket Forts
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
Related Activites:
Items Needed:
- Knot practice rope
- Lightweight blankets and rope/paracord for blanket forts
- Materials for Otter masks
Badge Requirements Covered:
Tan Handicraft Paw
- Tie Two Knots
- Make a Craft Item