We love the 50 Things to Do Before You’re 11¾ Activity List produced by the National Trust.
As well as providing a list of inspiring activities, it helps support the content of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing that we use as a central pillar in our approach.
The 50 Things list is divided up into a few categories:
They range from the easily achieved, to those that need some planning.
Some of the easily achieved activities include: climbing a tree, rolling down a hill, running in the rain, and playing pooh sticks.
Some that require planning include: learning to ride a horse, finding your way with a map and compass, and building a raft.
Some are also seasonal such as playing conkers, picking wild blackberries, and finding frog spawn.
1. Climb a tree
2. Roll down a really big hill
3. Camp out in the wild
4. Build a den
5. Skim a stone
6. Run around in the rain
7. Fly a kite
8. Catch a fish with a net
9. Eat an apple straight from a tree
10. Play conkers
11. Throw some snow
12. Hunt for treasure on the beach
13. Make a mud pie
14. Dam a stream
15. Go sledging
16. Bury someone in the sand
17. Set up a snail race<
18. Balance on a fallen tree
19. Swing on a rope swing
20. Make a mud slide
21. Eat blackberries growing in the wild
22. Take a look inside a tree
23. Visit an island
24. Feel like you’re flying in the wind
25. Make a grass trumpet
26. Hunt for fossils and bones
27. Watch the sun wake up
28. Climb a huge hill
29. Get behind a waterfall
30. Feed a bird from your hand
31. Hunt for bugs
32. Find some frogspawn
33. Catch a butterfly in a net
34. Track wild animals
35. Discover what’s in a pond
36. Call an owl
37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rock pool
38. Bring up a butterfly
39. Catch a crab
40. Go on a nature walk at night
41. Plant it, grow it, eat it
42. Go wild swimming
43. Go rafting
44. Light a fire without matches
45. Find your way with a map and compass
46. Try bouldering (rock climbing outdoors but with safety mats and short drops)
47. Cook on a campfire
48. Try abseiling
49. Find a geocache (use GPS and other navigational aides to locate hidden containers.)
50. Canoe down a river
