Tuesday, March 12, 2013

101+ things children should do

Awhile ago I made a list of things I hoped my children would be able to experience during childhood. I didn't post it because everyone has such different situations with their children, but since I was posting my own 101, I thought I'd might as well set down the 101 I made for my kids. Though, actually, I ended up with more than 101 things! But they have more years in which to accomplish it all, so I think it's fair. Ü

Again, this is just my personal list, and I set the age limit at 3-12, which so far, only applies to Livia.

The ones in bold are ones she's already done:


1.       Go fishing
2.       Fly a kite
3.       Build a fort outside
4.       Go camping
5.       Work in a garden
6.       Dig to china
7.       Have a snowball fight
8.       Go outside at dusk and watch the stars come out
9.       Find shapes in the clouds
10.   Build a snowman
11.   Watch a parade
12.   Build a gingerbread house and then get to eat it
13.   Spit watermelon seeds
14.   Catch snowflakes on her tongue
15.   Go to a museum
16.   Spend time with a senior citizen
17.   Have a favorite bedtime story
18.   Experiment with simple science projects
19.   Help bake a dessert from scratch and lick the bowl
20.   Ride a horse
21.   Camp in the backyard
22.   Go to the zoo
23.   Play in the bathtub until her skin wrinkles
24.   Eat homemade ice cream on a hot summer evening
25.   Blow a bubble gum bubble until it pops
26.   Experience a family car trip
27.   Own a stuffed animal or blankie that she isn’t forced to give up because “she’s too old”
28.   Go to a baseball game
29.   Take a night time hike by the light of the moon
30.   Go to a fair or amusement park
31.   Have a hobby
32.   Watch a caterpillar turn into a butterfly
33.   Have a pet
34.   Finger paint
35.   Learn a musical instrument
36.   Have a best friend
37.   Go the beach
38.   Take silly pictures
39.   Do chores inside and outside
40.   Have a pen pal
41.   Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
42.   Go for a boat ride
43.   Have a personal library card
44.   Ride a train
45.   Help cook breakfast or dinner
46.   Learn about the family history
47.   Experience holiday traditions
48.   Play with play-doh
49.   Find notes from mom in her sack lunch
50.   Write in a journal
51.   Write a thank you note
52.   Have a chance to sleep away from home
53.   Paint a picture
54.   Play classic games
55.   Blow bubbles
56.   Go on a scavenger hunt
57.   Learn basic sewing
58.   Play on a sports team
59.   Be in a water fight
60.   Play in the sprinklers
61.   Volunteer, or perform acts of service
62.   Make a marble machine
63.   Go berry or apple picking
64.   Perform on stage
65.   Learn how to swim
66.   Make homemade bread
67.   Make homemade butter
68.   Make a home movie or music video
69.   Go skiing
70.   Finish a challenging puzzle
71.   Learn how to roller skate
72.   Explore a tide pool
73.   Watch classic musicals and movies
74.   Go canoeing or kayaking down a river
75.   Eat at a nice restaurant
76.   Make up stories with her family
77.   Play dress-up
78.   Make Indian fry bread
79.   Learn about animals and nature
80.   Go to a water park
81.   Have a lazy summer day
82.   Visit a farm
83.   Have a lemonade stand
84.   Go bowling and mini-golfing
85.   Climb a tree
86.   Roll down a grassy hill
87.   Play in the rain
88.   Watch a sunrise
89.   Hunt for tadpoles, lizards, etc.
90.   Skim a stone
91.   Swing on a rope swing
92.   Hunt for bugs
93.   Make a grass trumpet or dandelion crown
94.   Climb a huge hill
95.   Get behind a waterfall
96.   Save up her allowance for something she really wants
97.   Learn Pig Latin
98.   Learn to ride a bike
99.   Make a paper airplane
100.   Start a collection
101.   Have a slumber party
102.   Help dad fix something
103.   Go to the circus
104.   Jump in a pile of leaves
105.   Learn to jump rope and hula hoop
106.   Catch fireflies
107.   Go on a picnic
108.   Laugh so hard she cries (or throws up, in Livia's case)
109.   Have a secret hiding place

2 comments:

Simonds Family said...

Sounds like fun! It makes me want to go play instead of go fold laundry though...

Chris + Robyn + Collin + Ethan said...

I love this! You are such a great mom! You're girls are lucky : )