CHICHELE CUBS

Kids on Safari at Chichele Presidential

The Chichele Cubs program at Chichele Presidential Lodge offers an immersive, educational, and fun-filled experience designed for children aged 4 to 11 years. Rooted in the five senses—Taste, Touch, Smell, Hear, and See—the program combines play and learning to nurture curiosity, environmental stewardship, and a love for nature. Each activity is carefully curated to ensure children of all ages and abilities are engaged, excited, and rewarded while connecting with the natural world.

Each participating child will receive a backpack with some fun and useful gifts, and a Chichele Cubs passport with pages that will be stamped upon completion of each activity.

*NB* At least one parent or guardian is to accompany the children at all times.

Program Structure

The Five Senses Approach
Children naturally explore the world using their senses. Through the Chichele Cubs program, activities are tailored to leverage this innate curiosity, enabling them to learn and interact with their environment in meaningful ways. Activities are divided by age groups to ensure age-appropriate complexity and engagement.

Taste
Objective – Understand how taste works and the interplay of other senses in experiencing flavour.

Example Activities
Taste Test: Blindfolded taste testing of different foods (e.g., salty, sweet, sour).
Age Group: 4–7 years.

Baking and Decorating: Making cookies, icing cupcakes, and creating pizzas to explore taste, touch, and smell.
Age Group: 6–11 years.

Touch
Objective – Explore the importance of touch and the various textures in nature.

Example Activities
What’s in the Box?: Blindfolded children feel objects in a box and match them to picture cards.
Age Group: 4–7 years.

Feeling with Your Feet: Barefoot exploration of different textures like grass, slime, or carpet.
Age Group: 5–8 years.

Smell
Objective – Discover the role of smell in identifying and experiencing the world.

Example Activities
Blindfold & Smell: Guess the contents of a container based on its scent (e.g., wild jasmine, grass).
Age Group: 4–7 years.

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Collect items with strong smells and discuss findings.
Age Group: 8–11 years.

Hear
Objective – Explore how hearing works and compare human hearing with animals’.

Example Activities
Sounds of the Bush: Match recorded animal sounds to their respective species.
Age Group: 6–11 years.

Bush Walk: Guided nature walk where children note and describe sounds, with older children writing stories based on their experience.
Age Group: 9–11 years.