Survival Fun
Before the introduction of multi-channel television, games consoles and social networking, there was a time when good old ‘playing out’ was the number one past time for children. Here, thanks to an excellent new National Trust campaign, we look at a great initiative to reacquaint our children with the wonderful world and simple pleasures that can be found outside the house.
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laying outside and enjoying nature is often free! It increases physical activity, improves health, strengthens bones and muscle, enhances memory and boosts concentration – the list of benefi ts of an active lifestyle
for your children is endless. Yes, we all know the importance of getting the family out and about – fresh air, exercise and memories that last a lifetime all await you in the great outdoors – but sometimes convincing everyone to get outside can be diffi cult, particularly with all the indoor attractions available to our children these days. So this year, the National Trust has launched a nationwide campaign to encourage sofa-bound children to take to the outdoors and enjoy classic adventures from skimming stones to building dens. The ‘50 things to do before you’re 113/4
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provides a checklist for under-12s (and the young at heart) including everything from running around in the rain and bug hunting, to setting up a snail race, damming a stream, fl ying a kite and making a (delicious) mud pie.
WHY DOES IT MATTER? The campaign is in response to a recent report commissioned by the National Trust which highlighted research that fewer than one in ten children regularly play in wild places compared to almost half a generation ago. This means children are losing out on benefi ts associated with the great outdoors, from keeping fi t and learning about the world around them to discovering the simple pleasures and fun in the natural world.
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