If your kids get bored over the summer, or
if they’re spending too much time on computers or watching TV, get them moving
with these fun activities. Make the outdoors interesting and help your children
to connect with nature and exercise while having fun with friends and family
members.
Urban
Wildlife Appreciation
Fill a bird feeder with some seed and leave
a shallow basin of water in your backyard.
You can download bird-watching apps and bird calls onto your smartphone
or tablet. Record the birds you see and enter them on the citizen
scientist or nest watch program so that
your bird sightings can be recorded on national surveys.
Geocaching
This is a wonderful international game
where participants create “geocaches” which are small treasure chests that
contain a log book so you can record your names. Some geocaches contain items
that you can swop like flashlights, stationary, compasses etc. Here you can
take an item and must leave an item. Some geocaches are scavenger hunts and you
need to solve the riddle to find the next cache. You can even get math geocache
scavenger hunts if you want an educational experience. To find the GPS
coordinates of geocaches in your area, visit the website here.
Urban
Camping
Everyone loves camping, but you don’t have
to leave town to enjoy the great outdoors. You can hike and picnic in your
local park, or set up a campsite in your backyard. You can sleep outside in
your tent, grill marshmallows on the barbeque and tell campfire stories.
Scavenger
Hunts
This is a great activity to organize with a
group of local parents. Hide clues at each family’s home and get your students
to walk or bike from home to home to find the next clue. This works really well
in a park too.
Great
Gardeners
Gardening is a great way for kids to
connect with nature, understand the food cycle and get active. You can make
gardening fun by getting kids to plan their own vegetable gardens. You can have
themes like ‘pizza garden’ where students can grow ingredients that go on
pizzas like tomatoes, oregano, onions and spinach. Get them to plant and water
their gardens, then harvest them for dinner.
For kids who love flowers, get them to plan
and plant their own gardens, spell their names out in flowers or get them to
grow beds that are color-coordinated or rainbow-striped. This can be a
rewarding way to get them to eat healthier foods that are organic and local.
Charity
Starts at Home
Sign up the family for a charity walk or run.
When students know that they are working for a good cause, they will be more motivated
to help. Make training sessions a fun family
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