Our children nowadays are more busy using their gadgets and other electronic devices. Like my daughter Chelsea,who likes to sit in the corner for hours looking and playing games in her tablet. This kind of hobby/habit in her early age is not good for her health. I like her to be more close to nature,and learn more about it,enjoy being a child.That's why MAD Travel and Human Nature are just in a perfect timing for organizing a Kids Camp.
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| Feeding the animals |
A truly well-rounded education should involve training not only the mind, but the heart and the hands too.
Last November 19, social tourism enterprise MAD (Make A Difference) Travel in partnership with Human Heart Nature organized a Kids Camp for children aged between 5 and 12 at the GK Enchanted Farm. Children got involved in a series of hands-on activities, from farming, feeding the pigs, peanut butter making competitions with First Harvest to stitching their own stuffed toys with Plush & Play, bread making & designing cookies with Make Peace Bakery.
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| Peanut Butter Making |
These fun activities help to connect the children to nature through experiential learning. “Through farming, animal feeding and planting, the kids will get a better idea of where their food comes from, and how important it is that we develop agriculture in a sustainable way,” Raf Dionisio, the co-founder of MAD Travel, explains. The kids had fun exploring & learning in the outdoors without their parents having to worry about mosquito bites, too! Each camper got a DEET-free Bug Shield Oil Spray by Human Nature, the first Asian brand to receive a Sustainable Beauty Award from Organic Monitor.
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| Making Stuff Toys |
“With many of the activities centered around social enterprises based at the farm, children will also be given a fun introduction to social enterprise and see how business can serve not only to enrich ourselves, but to make the world a better place” Raf explains.
For children growing up in the age of iPads and video games, it is an opportunity for them to have fun outdoors and interact with kids from different backgrounds, including scholars from Gawad Kalinga communities, who will join them in certain activities.
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| Baking cookies |
For its part, Human Nature emphasizes that children need to be encouraged to “step away from the screens and into the sunlight” to become fully understand the world around them. Human Nature partnered with MAD Travel because it believes that the Kids Camp is a creative and fun way of teaching children about environmental sustainability and serving the poor.
Raf, who through MAD Travel has developed other eco- and social tourism initiatives across the country, believes in the importance of outdoor camps because they had such an impact on him as a child: "Thanks to the kids camps I attended, I really grew to love the countryside. Holding these camps at the Enchanted Farm can hold an even greater significance: through bringing together kids from vastly different backgrounds, we hope to inspire not only a future generation of successful people, but nation builders, too.”
The Kids Camp takes place at the GK Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan every month. The farm, surrounded by 40-hectares of land, is already hub for social entrepreneurs and volunteers coming from across the world. With high quality facilities such as a spa and an infinity pool, it is also a relaxing and inspiring destination for the entire family.
Registration fee is Php 2,200/head including farm-fresh lunch, (2) snacks, Human Nature Bug Shield Spray, and all activities in the itinerary. Round-trip transportation is available upon request.
Open to kids 3-12 years old. 3-5 year old must be accompanied by their parents. Register now at bit.ly/mad-kids-camp
About MAD Travel
Make A Difference Travel is a social enterprise that creates opportunities for and with marginalised communities through sustainable social tourism. We create alternative travel experiences that bring together people from different walks of life, immerse them in local culture, and inspire them to make a difference.
www.madtravel.org
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About Human Nature & DEET-free Bug Shield Oil
Human Nature is about loving the Philippines, loving the environment and loving our families as we provide personal care products that feel as good on your skin as they do in your heart. We hope that your everyday choices will have a positive impact on the poor, our country and our planet. Human Nature’s DEET-free Bug Shield Oil are safe for kids and it is made by Human Nature, the first ever Asian brand to receive a Sustainable Beauty Award from Organic Monitor.
www.humanheartnature.com
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@humanheartnature
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