We have done this with a variety of things and failed miserably at all but herbs (which the girls don’t want to eat!) No 42 Go Swimming in the Sea – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Today’s children spend 60% less time outside than their parents did at the same age and are more likely to be admitted to hospital for falling out of bed than out of a tree. We’ve tried a lot of this and are often very unsuccessful but it’s all about trying isn’t it! We got these fab fishing rods on our St Mawes Holiday in Cornwall. No9 Eat an Apple Straight from a Tree – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 This is definitely still one to do! No10 Play Conkers –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 I don’t think my kids can say they can ride a horse but they have definitely tried! No49 Find a geocache – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

We play this anytime we see a bridge now but we first experienced it, I think, at Lantern and Larks in Lancashire on a fab weekend break. Museums and art galleries aren’t always geared up for babies on first appearance. However, we often forget that new environments and places are hugely beneficial to a child’s sensory development. Taking babies to museums and art galleries exposes them to new experiences that stimulate their brain, they have chance to be in a different environment with different sounds, smells and sights. A challenge for the summer definitely. No13 Make a mud pie –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 We went through quite a phase of doing this and it’s definitely a great free activity. No50 Canoe down a river – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4We swam in the sea on our summer holiday in Greece in 2014, enjoying the warm water, and have continued to do this every year since. One of our favourite things in the World. Now I guess it depends on what you regard as long but for mine at the moment 8 miles is about the maximum but I think this is pretty good for little ones! We get the 5 bikes around with a combination of carriers from Thule.

We also helped crowd source the list of activities from a broad range of practitioners within the Trust. Bradford Industrial Museum is a great place to take children with a wide range of SEN. You could start by calling the museum and asking when a quiet time to visit would be. There are lots of things to look at, smell and touch and for a lot of children the old cars, trains and trams are incredibly exciting! Often transport can be a huge motivator for children with Autism.We must have done lots of this, definitely on the beach but I’m not sure how much of this we have done in the woods or in the fields! Must do more! No25 Make a Grass Trumpet The Fifty Things link is here and below are the ones we have managed so far. So why not get started yourself – loads of them can be done for free! No1 Climb a Tree –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 We’ve done a lot of camping but I don’t think it is true to say that we have done any wild camping. Not like We’re going on a Adventure Blog who really did do some wild camping with her three! We’ve loved this in a lot of places but one of the most special places we will probably ever remember star gazing is on Domwe Island in Malawi. No pictures of actual starts but you can imagine how clear it was! We don’t seem to have managed this ourselves so still on the list, but we do have some great tips from another writer aboutFossil Hunting on Charmouth Beach.

Now I’m not sure I even knew this was a thing! One for this Summer! No 18 Create some Wild Art–50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Do a Life Expectancy Calculator test. So, how many years have you got left? Write down five things you’d really like to do in that time. If your child has autism, you may find that they are motivated by the idea of looking at pictures of themselves over the years. You may find that this is a way of interesting them in the concept of history. Things achieved record web and social media traffic compared to previous NT campaigns. It has also been hugely successful in encouraging participation from Trust properties who have been running events and have permanently changed the way they communicate to visitors. Over 90% of visitors engaging with the campaign at properties in the first year said they would spend more time outdoors as a result. The idea really caught the attention of the media, attracting 131 pieces of media coverage on launch day alone (including 7 TV features) On holiday, take a photo of 10 strangers (with their permission). Try to get a little story or snippet to go with each.Among the highlights is the natural history gallery at Cliffe Castle, which has a wide range of small mammals and birds. The gallery helps the children to begin to understand how many different animals and birds there are and shows them the skeletons that help support them. It will certainly get them asking questions which is the best way for children to learn. Always – no such thing as bad weather just the wrong clothes. Here we all are on our walk from Ilam Park to Dovedale Stepping Stones | National Trust I feel like there needs to be a trip designed around this task this year. No44 Go Bird Watching– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 There has definitely been cooking on a campfire on many occasions but the photos are sadly few and far between! We will do more this year as evidence for the list! No48 Learn to ride a horse – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Lots of scary beasts at a session whilst on holiday in Swansea Bay at Easter a few years ago. No31 Hunt for Bugs –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

A safari at night yes, but I don’t think we’ve done a nature walk. No41 Plant it, Grow it, Eat it – 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 Helpfully and easily found regularly my neighbours pond! No33 Catching a Falling Leaf –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4 I’m going to say that we haven’t done this enough and that it should still be on the list! No36 Make a home for a wild animal– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

There are some challenges here for this Summer! No15 Play in the Snow– 50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4