Things that go BUMP in the night!

Last night we took Lane and Emery to the Forest History center for a class called, Things That Go "Bump" in the Night. They got to learn about the different animals and sounds that are in the woods at night. After that, they took us out into the dark woods and we did different activities. There were no flashlights, so that was a different experience! Emery kept making owl sounds randomly, so that was pretty funny. They had the kids pretend to be owls and mice and they had to "hunt" for food packages with their eyes closed and rely only on sounds. They had us do a blind walk, where we felt our way along a rope and when we came to a knot in the rope, we knew there was an obstacle we had to get over. They also had us do a courage walk, where the leader would make a sound at the other end and we would walk, one by one, down a stretch of the trail by ourselves. Emery wasn't too cool with that, so she and I went together. After that, we had to try to hide ourselves along the trail and a few people had to try to find us. I hadn't laid in the woods in the dark before! When it was over there was cookies, juice and a bonfire. That was a fun family time!