‘50 things to do before you're 11¾’
Have fun exploring nature and the great outdoors with our list of ‘50 things to do before you're 11¾’.
Top ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ activities in autumn
Autumn is full of opportunities for outdoor adventures, such as splashing in puddles, building dens and collecting champion conkers. Here are this season's top challenges from our ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ list.
- No. 1 Get to know a tree
- Explores the nooks and crannies of a tree or grab a crayon to make a bark rubbing. Identify a tree from its leaves and discover how to work out its age by giving it a hug.Find the perfect tree
- No. 4 Build a den
- Practise your den building skills by collecting branches and crunchy leaves to build a hideaway in the woods. Our top tip: save time by leaning sticks against a large tree trunk.Gather sticks
- No. 6 Go welly wandering
- When it's pouring with rain, what could be better than chucking on your wellies and leaping into puddles? Here's how to make the most of splash time.Jump in puddles
- No. 10 Play conkers
- Try your hand at one of autumn's oldest games. Find the right conker and follow our tips to make it unbeatable. Next, find an opponent. Can you become the conker champion?Have a bash
- No. 11 Explore on wheels
- Discover tips for a bike or scooter ride and learn about the first bicycles ever invented. Find out why cycling is a planet-friendly way of exploring. Need a bike? Some of the places in our care have bikes for hire.Go for a spin
- No. 13 Make a mud creation
- How creative can you get with mud? Find a squelchy spot and create a modern art masterpiece or cook up a mud pie – add some twigs for candles and you can pretend it’s a birthday cake.Get muddy
- No. 19 Play Pooh sticks
- Pooh sticks is a simple game to play beside a river. It was first invented by the bear in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Learn how to play and what might increase your chances of winning.Race some sticks
- No. 22 Go on a mushroom hunt
- What weird and wonderful varieties will you find on your funky fungi adventure? Mushrooms come in different shapes and sizes and some have very silly names.Find fungi
- No. 31 Make friends with a bug
- Search high and low, under rocks and on top of branches, for a colourful world of minibeasts. Does your tiny critter have fur, wings or many legs? Remember to put creepy-crawlies back where you found them.Hang out with nature
- No. 35 Discover what's in a pond
- Find out what lives in a pond by scooping out some water and using our picture guide to identify what's beneath the surface, from beetles to tadpoles.Get dipping
- No. 36 Make a home for wildlife
- Give nature a helping hand by creating homes for wildlife. Build a hedgehog house or put up a bug hotel – even piles of twigs and branches can be great places for insects to live.Tips for building a home
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