1. Climb a tree – We climbed lots of trees
2. Roll down a really big hill – They rolled down a hill & got covered in grass
3. Go on a fair ground ride – The boys went on a ride at Wheelgate Park in Nottingham
4. Build a den – The boys built a den in the woods
5. Skim a stone – We all need more practice at this one but we gave it a go
6. Run around in the rain – It rained
7. Fly a kite – We flew the kites the boys got a pig & a bee. Lucas was a natural
8. Catch a butterfly – We found loads of butterflies in Nottingham
9. Open your own shop – We got the boys a cardboard shop from Ikea & they loved it
10. Read and watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Lucas is obsessed with Roald Dahl
11. Go to see a show – We went to see Mickey’s Rockin’ Roadshow, read about it here
12. Play Rounders – The boys played rounders with their cousins at the park
13. Watch Starwars – A big step for their daddy & they really enjoyed it
14. Learn to ride a bike – Both learnt to go without stabilisers
15. Get a reading medal from the library – Both completed the Summer reading challenge
16. Make a daisy chain – We made a daisy bracelet for each of us
17. Make binoculars – We did various crafts one included binoculars as seen here
18. Paint a ceramic animal – We have done this in the past, but the boys love it
19. Make colourful playdoh – We even added scent and glitter
20. Go on a boat – The boys went on a small round boat with their daddy at Wheelgate park
21. Pick raspberries growing in the wild – There were some raspberries growing in the park
22. Explore inside a tree – We explored a few trees & looked inside them
23. Visit a farm – We visited a farm and the boys fed some of the animals
24. Make and fly a hot air balloon – We did this at the science centre & it was so much fun
25. Make a grass trumpet – The boys haven’t mastered it yet, but it was fun
26. Go to the cinema – We went to see Smurfs 2 which you can read about here
27. Go star gazing – We cheated a little, we did stargazing at the Science Centre
28. Climb a huge hill – We climbed a huge hill in the forest, even with the stroller
29. Bake a cake – We made several cakes, but our favourite was the Smurf ones here
30. Hold a scary beast – Both boys held lizards at Wheelgate Park & I even touched a snake
31. Hunt for bugs – We hunted for bugs in the woods
32. Find some wild flowers – We found some gorgeous wild flowers
33. Catch a falling leaf – Many a fallen leaf was caught and pictures were made
34. Have a picnic – The boys & I had many a picnic in our local park
35. Discover what’s in a pond – We found some big giant fish
36. Make a home for a wild animal – As a family we built a bird box at the church
37. Meet a hero – The boys met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Nickelodeon Land
38. Do something scary – Lucas did water walking, it looked amazing & he loved it
39. Splash in the paddling pool – We had fun in the paddling pool in the warm weather
40. Go to a football stadium – Daddy took the boys to both Man U & Man City stadiums
41. Plant it, grow it, eat it – We planted strawberries & lavender both of which we’ve picked
42. Play in the woods – We had great fun playing in the woods
43. Build a robot – More fun with cardboard boxes & tin foil
44. Go to the zoo – We went to Blackpool zoo & even saw dinosaurs
45. Make a car – Fun with cardboard boxes
46. Paint rocks – Lucas painted a hedgehog on his rock
47. Eat Marshmallows from the BBQ or fire – I made some sort of schmoes on the BBQ
48. Learn a new skill – We had great fun learning archery as a family at Sherwood park
49. Learn a new sport – Other than daddy, the rest of us hadn’t played tennis before
50. Go down a water slide – After some coaxing Lucas went down a water slide
