NGJ Kids: Know How, No Fear!

School time is a great time to learn something new, right? I love homeschooling my kids because I can teach them things that I want to learn too! Last week I asked my husband, “If I was dropped into the middle of the woods with my children, what would I need to know to protect us?” Not that I think that will ever happen, but I was looking for something new to learn with the kids. He said, “Study shelter, water, and food.” Pretty basic, but when you start doing it, it’s quite hard. All last week our learning project was about how to build a shelter. We YouTubed, looked at books, and watched Discovery Channel shows on surviving in the wild. This week we are learning about water and how to filter or sterilize it. So cool! The kids love it and Daddy said that after we are done, we will go out into the woods and spend the night using our new-found knowledge; the kids are so excited about it!

Now here is a fun homeschool project, and it is the next magazine contest. Tell what you would do if you were out in the wild and it was 20 degrees, and all you had was one roll of aluminum foil, a big sheet of clear plastic, and some matches. What kind of shelter could you build, and how warm would you be that night? Try it and send us your results. Pictures and basic instructions are required. We’ll choose the winner.