50 things to do before you're 11 ¾

Fancy exploring the outdoors, learning new skills and trying new things? Grab your gear and start ticking off some of our 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾

Find out about which of the 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾ activities you can do at Hughenden. How many have you completed so far?

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Hughendens Top Five

1.Climb a tree

Great Big Tree Climb

2.Roll down a really big hill

How quick can you roll? Have a rolling competition, what type of roll can you do? Forward roll, sausage roll or make up your own.

3.Hunt for Bugs

Bug Hunt

4.Build a den

Making dens at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
Dens made at the bottom of trees at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
Making dens at Hughenden, Buckinghamshire

5. Eat an apple straight from a tree

Apple in the orchard
Apple in the orchard
Apple in the orchard

Different types of apples, why do they taste sour? What do people used to make from these apples? Are they used in the Cafe today? Can you make juice/crumble from these apples.

Don't stop at just five what about:

Running around in the rain, fly a kite, play conkers, make a trail with sticks, play in the snow, make a daisey chain, pick blackberries growing wild, explore inside a tree, go on a walk barefoot, catch a falling leaf or make a grass trunmpet.