Forest Seeds: Youth Land Connection
Through free play, guided activities, and seasonal adventures, kids will deepen their sense of belonging and practice respect for themselves, others, and the land. Activities include fire-building, foraging, carving, crafting, cooking over fire, tracking, shelter-building, and harvesting wild plants for food and medicine. Students will also have the opportunity to safely learn how to use basic tools like flint strikers, knives, hatchets, and saws. This program encourages embodied movement, quiet reflection, and creative time on the land, all aimed at fostering curiosity, resilience, and confidence. By embracing the rhythms of the seasons, kids will build inner and outer strength while developing a deep connection to the Gorge landscape and learning to thrive in all types of weather.
Forest Seeds Youth Land Connection is for students 2nd-5th grade and taught by LGO guides Evan Prarie and Jenny Twohig.
Children are picked up at their elementary school and transported to natural places around the Gorge.
Forest Seeds utilizes awareness games, fire-building, foraging, carving, wild food cooking, seasonal crafts, sit spots and quiet observation, intentional movement activities, and learning to use basic tools like flint strikers, knives, hatchets, and saws.
Pickup after school at the school noted in the registration. Parents pick up children after class at 5:00 pm at either Westside or Mid-Valley, depending on which class they choose.
Forest Seeds Parent and Me is for parents and children ages 2 - 2 ½ years old. This program is intended to help parents and children feel more empowered to go outside during the cooler months and learn how to manage risk and inclement weather for little ones outdoors.
Class meets Mondays from 9-10:30 and focuses on free play, nature songs, movement, games, and stories. We will engage in independence, confidence-building, and intentional risky play that includes play with sticks, throwing stones, climbing trees, and playing near water.
Participants need warm clothes, rain gear, boots, and change of clothes.
Class is taught by Let’s Get Out Guide, Evan Prarie.