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

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The Fifty Things link is here and below are the ones we have managed so far. So why not get started yourself – loads of them can be done for free! No1 Climb a Tree –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Things achieved record web and social media traffic compared to previous NT campaigns. It has also been hugely successful in encouraging participation from Trust properties who have been running events and have permanently changed the way they communicate to visitors. Over 90% of visitors engaging with the campaign at properties in the first year said they would spend more time outdoors as a result. The idea really caught the attention of the media, attracting 131 pieces of media coverage on launch day alone (including 7 TV features) Sadly I don’t actually have the photographic evidence but there was a lot of rolling down this hill when we spent the weekend at Timber Festival in 2018.

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. 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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There are some challenges here for this Summer! No15 Play in the Snow– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 There has definitely been cooking on a campfire on many occasions but the photos are sadly few and far between! We will do more this year as evidence for the list! No48 Learn to ride a horse – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 You can visit at any time of the year, although some museums are not open on Mondays, except for bank holidays. They are also closed on Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day. 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. A challenge for the summer definitely. No13 Make a mud pie –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

Other museums will give children the opportunity to develop their awareness of the past, and how things have changed over time. The Science and Media Museum has galleries to explore technology, including Wonderlab where what you see and hear is only the beginning.We don’t seem to have managed this ourselves so still on the list, but we do have some great tips from another writer aboutFossil Hunting on Charmouth Beach. Always – no such thing as bad weather just the wrong clothes. Here we all are on our walk from Ilam Park to Dovedale Stepping Stones | National 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 Another of my favourite photos from a photoshoot behind our house but definitely catching a falling leaf! Bradford 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. On holiday, take a photo of 10 strangers (with their permission). Try to get a little story or snippet to go with each.Museums 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’ve done a lot of camping but I don’t think it is true to say that we have done any wild camping. Not like We’re going on a Adventure Blog who really did do some wild camping with her three! We must have done lots of this, definitely on the beach but I’m not sure how much of this we have done in the woods or in the fields! Must do more! No25 Make a Grass Trumpet

We also helped crowd source the list of activities from a broad range of practitioners within the Trust. Helpfully and easily found regularly my neighbours pond! No33 Catching a Falling Leaf –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4Give lots of (genuine) compliments this week. If you have a nice thought about someone, let it out! Best of all, there has been a lot of laughing. He has made me laugh, made other people laugh, laughed himself, and laughed at himself. “It has made turning 50 a good thing,” he says. “It could have easily gone the other way.” If your child has autism, you may find that they are motivated by the idea of looking at pictures of themselves over the years. You may find that this is a way of interesting them in the concept of history. Buy an item of clothing from a charity shop that you really like, but isn’t the sort of thing you normally wear. Wear it. 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 3/4