OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Making Family Walks More Fun By Claire Winter Three ideas to liven up family walking in your local area. Scavenger Hunt Make a list of specific things you might see locally eg red bicycle, car park, couple holding hands. Split into teams and walk around in your group, photographing the items when you find them. Whoever finds all the items first, wins.
Introduce Incentives!
Give each child a matchbox to fill with tiny treasures; Volunteer Let them map read; Create a nature journal for them Show the kids the importance of to fill with bark rubbings, photos, kindness. Volunteer to clean up litter drawings and notes; in your community or walk dogs at a Bring hot chocolate; local animal shelter. Try geocaching. Advertisement
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March/April 13