National Trust: 50 Things To Do Before You're 11 3/4: An Outdoors Adventure Handbook

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A challenge for the summer definitely. No13 Make a mud pie –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

Now I guess it depends on what you regard as long but for mine at the moment 8 miles is about the maximum but I think this is pretty good for little ones! We get the 5 bikes around with a combination of carriers from Thule. We love heading down to West Kirby beach nearby where we live and flying a kite. One of our favourites things to do. No8 Catch a Fish with a Net–50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

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We do this on most beaches and I feel like I should have a photo but I don’t! No6 Run around in the rain –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 We also helped crowd source the list of activities from a broad range of practitioners within the Trust. We’ve tried a lot of this and are often very unsuccessful but it’s all about trying isn’t it! We got these fab fishing rods on our St Mawes Holiday in Cornwall. No9 Eat an Apple Straight from a Tree – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 This is definitely still one to do! No10 Play Conkers –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

We have loads of these on the road and I feel like I should have a photo but I don’t! No11 Go on a really long bike ride -50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Now I’m not sure I even knew this was a thing! One for this Summer! No 18 Create some Wild Art–50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4Bradford Industrial Museum is a great place to take children with a wide range of SEN. You could start by calling the museum and asking when a quiet time to visit would be. There are lots of things to look at, smell and touch and for a lot of children the old cars, trains and trams are incredibly exciting! Often transport can be a huge motivator for children with Autism. We’ve loved this in a lot of places but one of the most special places we will probably ever remember star gazing is on Domwe Island in Malawi. No pictures of actual starts but you can imagine how clear it was! We have done this with a variety of things and failed miserably at all but herbs (which the girls don’t want to eat!) No 42 Go Swimming in the Sea – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 On holiday, take a photo of 10 strangers (with their permission). Try to get a little story or snippet to go with each. Charmouth Heritage Coast Centresits on the beach at Charmouth and has ample (and reasonably priced) parking close by (and a café below it!). The centre offers a small exhibition as well as advice and resources to support fossil hunting. It also offers the opportunity to sign up to a fossil hunting session run by resident Palaeontologist Phil.

I’m going to say that we haven’t done this enough and that it should still be on the list! No36 Make a home for a wild animal– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Among the highlights is the natural history gallery at Cliffe Castle, which has a wide range of small mammals and birds. The gallery helps the children to begin to understand how many different animals and birds there are and shows them the skeletons that help support them. It will certainly get them asking questions which is the best way for children to learn. Lots of scary beasts at a session whilst on holiday in Swansea Bay at Easter a few years ago. No31 Hunt for Bugs –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4Museums and art galleries aren’t always geared up for babies on first appearance. However, we often forget that new environments and places are hugely beneficial to a child’s sensory development. Taking babies to museums and art galleries exposes them to new experiences that stimulate their brain, they have chance to be in a different environment with different sounds, smells and sights. We play this anytime we see a bridge now but we first experienced it, I think, at Lantern and Larks in Lancashire on a fab weekend break.

There are some challenges here for this Summer! No15 Play in the Snow– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4Helpfully and easily found regularly my neighbours pond! No33 Catching a Falling Leaf –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Do a Life Expectancy Calculator test. So, how many years have you got left? Write down five things you’d really like to do in that time. I don’t think my kids can say they can ride a horse but they have definitely tried! No49 Find a geocache – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4