50 things to do before you're 11 3/4

September 2, 2016

Find out about all of the 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ activities with this handy list.

How many have you completed so far?

Child playing in the waves at Poldhu Cove on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. ©National Trust Images/John Millar

We’ve got 50 ultimate activities for you to have a go at, so welcome to the great outdoors and the crazy creatures, awesome antics, hidden treasures that it holds. You’ll be a seasoned adventurer by the time you manage to tick all 50 challenges off your list.

Climb a tree
Roll down a really big hill
Camp out in the wild
Build a den
Skim a stone
Run around in the rain
Fly a kite
Catch a fish with a net
Eat an apple straight from a tree
Play conkers
Go on a really long bike ride
Make a trail with sticks
National Trust Image
Make a mud pie
Dam a stream
Play in the snow
Make a daisy chain
Set up a snail race
Create some wild art
Play pooh sticks
Jump over waves
Pick blackberries growing in the wild
Explore inside a tree
Visit a farm
Go on a walk bare foot
Make a grass trumpet
Hunt for fossils and bones
© National Trust Images/Megan Taylor
Go star gazing
Climb a huge hill
Explore a cave
Hold a scary beast
Hunt for bugs
Find some frogspawn
Catch a falling leaf
Track wild animals
Discover what’s in a pond
Children at Brancaster Activity Centre, Norfolk. National Trust Image
Make a home for a wild animal
Check out the crazy creatues in a rock pool
Bring up a butterfly
Catch a crab
Go on a nature walk at night
Plant it, grow it, eat it
Go swimming in the sea
Build a raft
Go bird watching
Find your way with a map and compass
Try rock climbing
Children sitting on rocks at the Wherry, to the south of Souter Lighthouse. Stack and arch formations are in the distance. MR ©National Trust Images/Joe Cornish
Cook on a camp fire
Learn to ride a horse
Find a geocache
Canoe down a river