Tag: 51 Things To Do Before You Turn 10

So today I came across a posting online titled “51 Things To Do Before You Turn 10”.  It is along the lines of the list put out by the National Trust – which is “50 Things To Do Before You Turn 11 3/4”

The National Trust list is, of course, about getting outside and in touch with nature.  Anyway, I like the idea of both the lists.  The nature one is great as it gets our now city/suburban kids outdoors and back into a natural environment – especially as they spent two years living in North Norfolk, UK – where they had their Forest School, countless beaches and the National Trust – including Sheringham Park with [Little Acorns], Felbrigg Hall & Blickling Estate.  There are several basic things which I’d like to “teach” the kids – some, of course, won’t be able to be done now but as Soren is approaching 8, there are tons he has already learned but many to come.

We’ll start with the LAUNDRY!  Just today I asked Soren to pick up his jeans from his floor and put them in the third drawer or in the laundry basket.  His reply and I quote “ah grrrrr, I’m so not the laundry man!”  LOL – oh yeah, I’m the laundry lady – he’ll also now go on the two-week cycle 🙂

1. Learn to knit
2. Learn to cook – the basics like boiling an egg
3. Make your own bed…..properly
4. Have a penpal in a few random countries
5. Learn to code
6. Make a stop motion movie
7. Do a random act of kindness
8. Learn to crochet
9. Dye or cut your hair for charity
10. Grow something edible from seeds
11. Build a treehouse
12. Run around in the rain
13. Fly a kite
14. Roll down a big hill
15. Make a daisy chain
16. Find a geocache
17. Read a classic book
18. Write and post a letter
19. Go on a walk at night with a torch
20. Catch a falling autumn leaf
21. Taste a snowflake on your tongue
22. Make snow angels
23. Play conkers
24. Learn numbers 1-10 in a few languages
25. Learn to play a musical instrument
26. Make perfume in the garden with flowers and herbs
27. Go pond dipping
28. Make a bow and arrow
29. Learn how to work the washing machine
30. Go camping in your back garden
31. Try a new food you’ve never tried before
32. Watch bats flying at dusk
33. Bake a cake
34. Hold an animal
35. Visit an old person
36. Learn to ride a bike
37. See the sun come up
38. Lie on your back and watch clouds
39. Take a photograph with a proper camera (not a phone)
40. Learn a magic trick
41. Learn which birds are which by looking at them
42. Toast marshmallows
43. Go to the theatre
44. Learn how to dance (Irish/Ballet/Waltz)
45. Have an adventure
46. Interview a grandparent about what it was like being a kid in the olden days
47. Write a story or poem
48. Make Ice Cream
49. Save up for something big
50. Know where milk comes from really
51. See a calf/lamb/foal being born

    “50 Things To Do Before You Are 11 3/4”