Sharing the outdoors with children heightens our own awareness and inspires young people to nurture a sense of respect for the world in which they live. The following activities can be accomplished in a backyard setting, or a city park. Most can be duplicated in an urban area. Actually bats can see quite well. They use echo-location to help locate and identify flying insects in the dark.
Blindfold games can help young people develop their sense of hearing, smell, and touch.
Blind Walk Divide the group into pairs. Give each pair one blind fold. The person wearing the blindfold is led around a designated area by the seeing person. The seeing person must realize that they are the eyes of the blind and they must help the blind person to find their way around. The seeing person can lead the blind person to a quiet place, or a special spot.