Comments on: 50 things to do before you are 11 3/4

By: 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 | T-Bird Anni Rides Again

50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 | T-Bird Anni Rides Again — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:19:10 +0000

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By: liveotherwise

liveotherwise — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:56:29 +0000

not at the moment, can’t think it would be cheering reading

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:26:50 +0000

i have to say, they are a bit of an odd mix, and i am not sure how abseiling got in there, and instead of canoes and rafts, perhaps messing about on a river in some kind of boat! and perhaps instead of bouldering it would be clambering about on rocks.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:18:41 +0000

We signed up for this, did a couple of things and haven’t looked at it since. There are lots that we do all the time, like tree-climbing, eating apples from the trees in our garden, etc, but plenty that we haven’t attempted so need to have another look at it I think. I am not sure we will manage abseiling any time soon though;)

By: NinnyNoodleNoo

NinnyNoodleNoo — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:01:52 +0000

I think you’re right and I need to go back and amend the list. Will have to have a think about what I might put down instead, too.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:40:05 +0000

i debated the tracking, and then thought there is really no chance of any kid tracking and finding the animal as they are just far too noisy, but tracking , looking at habitat, for scats and identifying seems more likely!

i agree about price tho, canoeing, abseiling, rafting all require expensive kit [my aunt in canada had a canoe ]

i wonder what i might have put in instead!

By: NinnyNoodleNoo

NinnyNoodleNoo — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 11:16:53 +0000

Yes, some of the activities confused me, e.g. “Call an owl” – Well what’s that supposed to mean then?

I misunderstood ‘tracking’ – or understood it differently to you – as we’ve seen animal tracks and worked out (or tried to work out) what animal left them, but I thought it meant actually following an animal. If it means looking at tracks then that’s another one we can cross off that list.

I seem to remember the Natural Trust saying the list is of ‘free’ things to do – but some of them really aren’t free because you need specific equipment and for anyone on a lower income, some may be challenging to achieve.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:19:11 +0000

collectively sounds fine ooh linky [tell me what to do!]

By: Caroline (Frogmum/TMFH)

Caroline (Frogmum/TMFH) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:05:09 +0000

Def going to do this ~ can I do it collectively, so more ‘opportunities provided’ ~ as some of my children are more picky than others as to what they will join in with! Will put a linky on my blog too, if folks would like!

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:06:34 +0000

yep, i am hoping to find the pic i know i have for these!