50 things to do

[Pastis]

... before you're 11 ¾ 

Well, did we?

The 50 Things to Do Before you're 11 ¾
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   
47. Cook on a campfire
48. Try abseiling
49. Find a geocache
50. Canoe down a river

Pretty sure I've done almost all of those but not too sure when 

[Snoopy]

... before you're 11 ¾ 

Well, did we?

The 50 Things to Do Before you're 11 ¾
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 X
43. Go rafting X
44. Light a fire without matches ✔
45. Find your way with a map and compass ✔
46. Try bouldering    X (WTF?)
47. Cook on a campfire ✔
48. Try abseiling ✔
49. Find a geocache X
50. Canoe down a river X

Pretty sure I've done almost all of those but not too sure when 

 

[Miss Demeanour]

What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

[Barman]

Did all those too! 

Apart from the bouldering.... 

Fond memories.... 

There was an awesome hollow tree in Stanwell village... you could climb right up inside it to the top.... they've cut it down now tho.... 

[Barman]

What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list! 

[Snoopy]

What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list! 

Pretty much the same I agree but the girls include things like Handstands against the skool wall, showing off their white knickers.

[Nick]

 

[Barman]

What about 50 things girls should have done by the time they are 11 ¾ ?

Same list! 

Pretty much the same I agree but the girls include things like Handstands against the skool wall, showing off their white knickers.

Oh yes.... 

[Snoopy]

Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it 

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

[Barman]

Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it 

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame.... 

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason... 

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

[Snoopy]

Minor tells me that they still do that!



Not sure about the rest of the list tho'. My boys haven't done half of it 

It's all Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS these days .... they never seem to go out to play any more.

What a shame.... 

I was thinking about this earlier today for some reason... 

I was remembering that when I was a kid (born 1960), there were things that were widely available that I never, ever dreamed that I would have access to....

I lived near the airport and loved watching the aircraft but I never dreamed that I would actually be able to go on one... also other stuff like having your own telephone in the house, a dishwasher, numerous other appliances that you might see on the (B/W) tellybox....

I can't think that kids of today have that same kind of 'wish list' that we did... they might want the latest iPhone but they probably have their own phone already along with a Wii/Playstation/Nintendo DS or whatever... what is there to really desire?

Agreed.

Nick, as I have seen, led The Boy into all sorts of "kid stuff" that we took for granted. I admire him for that and for the freedom he allowed The Boy to express himself and explore. Problem is that as parents nowadays we tend to be far too cautious.
With my two I greatly regret that my health and age have stopped me from doing things with them but I didn't think of that until after we'd had them. As a substitute I put them into "Cubs" and such but TBH they were not really interested and mostly wanted to stay at home with their electrics.
As I type Minor is in his bedroom ~ on his laptop (allegedly doing homework but prollly watching summat on iPlayer) ..... and Minimus is in the living room racing round Silverstone on the Play Station.

[Miss Demeanour]

I was fortunate that I used to go down to Somerset for at least a week every Summer . With mum we used to take The Brat and go and do many such things. Then mum would have The Brat down on her own when she was a bit older.

Let her put a tent up in the garden to go and sleep as she had requested and then went and spooked her 

Midnight walks in the wood.

Walking on Exmoor 

Splashing through Fords and tramping through fields.

Climbing trees and fishing with a net etc.

Picking fruit from the fields and going and makes pies with it the same day 

Taking her to the beach collecting shells for hours and sitting at home in the evening painting them .

I am so , so grateful she had these experiences. I know she treasures those memories and though she too is plugged into absolutely anything electrical now I know she had that , as I did and it comforts  me .

[Nick]

Indeed, The Boy has done most of those things, but then we did live in the country. Wot is a geocache? 

[Miss Demeanour]

It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .

[Barman]

It's a treasure hunting kinda thing but organsied in a social networking type of way. You find the treasure but have to replace it with something for someone else to find .

And you use a GPS to find the treasure....