101 (ish) things to do with the kids..........

Whilst visiting a farm on holiday with the boys I can across the National Trust's 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4.
One of our local schools also has a list ..... 100 things to do before you leave primary school.

OK so my boys are only 2 and a half and 5 but when I look at these lists I can tick off hardly anything already which is quite disappointing. I am therefore going to make 2014 a year of DOING.
Some of these challenges are definitely aimed at older children (so I have missed them off for the time being).  I won't be disappointed if we don't manage everything on this list but even if we can tick off 52 of them in 2014 I'll be a happy mummy.

So through a combination of these 2 lists and some of my own here is my "101 (ish) things to do with the kids" list.

Why don't you join us?? Perhaps choose 4 or 5 a month to achieve?

We've already done some this year which I might link up to, and may complete some more this year if I can (but with so much going on it won't be a deliberate effort).  Some of them I am sure will be ticked off numerous times in their childhood.

• build a den
• sew a button
• go for a paddle in the sea
• sleep in a tent
• blow bubbles
• make cakes
• play 'pooh sticks'
• throw a water bomb
• play conkers
• perform a poem
• hold an exotic animal
• fly a kite
• go to the theatre  November 2013 - cbeebies Mr Bloom
• roll down a hill
• explore a rock pool
• hear live music
• build a sandcastle
• build a snowman
• swim a length of the pool
• climb with a harness
• ride a bike without stabilisers
• play a musical instrument  November 2013 - cbeebies, Rastamouse, ukulele.
• perform in a Nativity play Ben - December 2013 (a king)
• be in a show (that isn't the Nativity)
• make your footprint in paint
• make your handprint in paint
• eat something you grew
• build a mud pie
• skim a stone  21st December 2013 - Rivelin
• watch the sun wake up
• toast a marshmallow around a campfire
• go on a walk at night
• catch a snowflake on your tongue
• follow a map
• learn a magic trick
• play in a team
• finish a board game
• record your voice
• make a paper aeroplane that can fly
• make a healthy packed lunch
• make your bed
• go on a treasure hunt
• visit a castle
• visit a cathedral
• visit a farm
• visit a zoo
• bounce on a trampoline  january 2014+
• use four different types of transport  - bus, tram
• go on a ride at a funfair
• complete a walk in the Peak District
• visit an art gallery
• make a present
• tell the time
• move house November 2013
• sit through a film at the cinema January 2014 - Despicable Me 2
• enter a race
• make a card
• be able to tell 5 jokes
• go to a museum  January 2014 - Weston Park
• communicate with somebody in another country
• write a thank you letter
• make and wear a costume
• plan a party
• bake bread
• send an invitation
• have a snowball fight
• receive an award
• lick a bowl out
• get yourself ready for school  Ben - lots of times!
• play hide and seek
• use a rope swing
• go bowling
• have a dance off
• help to make pancakes
• wash a car
• make a junk model
• make a lego model
• tell a story
• join a club
• make up a game
• lay a table
• wash up
• watch something made before you were born
• play top trumps
• feed an animal
• make a balloon model
• take a photograph
• climb a tree
• run around in the rain
• catch a fish with a net
• eat an apple straight from the tree
• enjoy a BBQ
• make a trail with sticks
• dam a stream
• make a snow angel
• make a daisy chain
• set up a snail race
• create some wild art
• jump over waves
• pick blackberries growing in the wild
• pick strawberries
• explore inside a tree
• go on a walk barefoot
• hunt for fossils and bones
• go star gazing
• climb a huge hill
• go sledging
• explore a cave
• hunt for bugs
• find some frogspawn
• catch a falling leaf
• do a bark rubbing
• go pond dipping
• build a raft
• go bird watching
• ride a horse
• find a geocache