Beardo Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 What a cracking idea..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2505551/The-parents-banned-daughters-watching-TV-YEAR--set-HUNDRED-outdoor-challenges-instead.html Tim and Kerry Meek set challenges to stop daughters watching TV The couple who are 'not very adventurous' took part in all the tasks too Documented adventures on website encouraging others to get outdoors The family are now working on a new list to complete next year 1. Slacklining (walking on a rope between two trees) 2. Scooter Safari 3. Caving 4. Spend the night in a hammock 5. Canoe down a river 6. Adventure led by the girls 7. Sleep in a wood 8. Watch rutting deer 9. Learn survival skills 10. Sleep on a beach 11. Forage for a meal 12. Support a cause (Comic Relief) 13. Snorkelling 14. Go for a reptile ramble 15. Find a private beach 16. Climb the Eiffel Tower 17. Kayak Safari Indoor climbing and abseiling were included on the list of activities Indoor climbing and abseiling were included on the list of activities 18. Camp in a city 19. Swim in a natural pool 20. Sleep in a cahutte 21. Coasteering 22. Orienteering race 23. Outdoor birthday party 24. Walk on high ropes 25. Make a rope swing 26. Sleep in a Bivvy-Bag 27. See a henge from sunset to sunrise 28. Sleep in a family-size sleeping bag 29. Kayaking 30. Community work 31. Climb and abseil 32. Sailing 33. Walk a peninsula 34. See a puffin 35. Watch wild seals 36. Play conkers Standing behind a waterfall is yet another task the girls ticked off their list of challenges Standing behind a waterfall is yet another task the girls ticked off their list of challenges 37. Go off-road hiking 38. Sleep in a shelter 39. Climb an epic summit 40. Camper-vanning 41. Cook and eat in the wild 42. Wake and run 43. Bivvy by a river 44. Tag team cycle trail 45. Learn a constellation 46. Whittle (carve) while you walk 47. Sub-zero camping 48. Snow walking 49. Floodlit swan feed Hunting for waterfalls and finding a summit were included in the list Hunting for waterfalls and finding a summit were included in the list 50. Discover local history 51. Find a summit 52. Go without electricity for 24 hours 53. Weaseling (climbing between gaps in rocks) 54. Night-time descent 55. Eat nettle soup 56. Enter a race 57. Explore rock pools 58. Cook on a beach 59. Dam a stream 60. Explore a cave 61. Explore a wreck 62. Find a waterfall 63. Take on the elements 64. Body-boarding 65. Wild river swim 66. Mountain biking 67. Going to the toilet outside 68. Go behind a waterfall A visit to London was one of the few activities that didn't involve camping A visit to London was one of the few activities that didn't involve camping 69. Coastal walk 70. Music festival 71. Visit a landmark 72. Walk to a tidal island 73. Sleep in an eco-tent 74. Spot red squirrels Cooking with snow was among the more unusual tasks Cooking with snow was among the more unusual tasks 75. Climb a ‘matterhorn’ 76. Walk down a river 77. Geocaching (GPRS treasure hunting) 78. Clean a beach 79. Scramble 80. Walk around a city 81. Orienteering 82. Night-time wood walk 83. Snow hiking 84. Cook with snow 85. Visit a suspension bridge 86. Three peaks in three day 87. Climb a winter summit 88. Ghyll scrambling (walking through gorges) 89. Make meal for mum on Mother’s Day 90. Play in snowdrifts 91. Backpacking 92. Tracking and mapping 93. Visit London 94. Build a bridge 95. Crabbing 96. Night walk in a forest 97. Off-peak camping 98. Skiing 99. Climb indoors 100.Tentsile (hammock-like tent) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Excelent idea (if you can afford it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Is No.97 off peak camping a cheap version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Excelent idea (if you can afford it). A lot of this is cheap as chips to do, doesn't cost anything but fuel to do a lot of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 There computer gaming scores must have suffered though, poor kids. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Freaks !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Sensible, well done to them. Better than a bunch of mouth breathers not talking to each other sat round a table glued to their phablets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Daily mail surely not real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 A lot of this is cheap as chips to do, doesn't cost anything but fuel to do a lot of it. Agreed, and we've probably done a good chunk of those things with our kids...but the difference being, not in 1 year. A family of four doing that list in a year would cost more than a couple of grand. Good on them though, you can't beat experiences like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Excelent idea (if you can afford it). Only cost £500 for the whole year according to the article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Only cost £500 for the whole year according to the article! Hmmm, I suppose I should take their word for it, and in theory they could have already owned tents, sleeping bags, kayaks, canoes, climbing rope, mountain bikes, body boards, a yacht, a camper van and skis.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 You can hire double kayaks locally for the day for £30. Bikes, tents, sleeping bags etc....most families have them anyway. The yacht and camper van I have to admit we don't have knocking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Both parents are teachers. They have to find some way of using all that school holiday time away from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Brilliant idea. The world is there for the taking in my opinion go out and explore it!! Life is too short to sit there and do nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Freaks !!! Why is it freaky In the olden days freaks would have been people that stopped in most of the day doing silly things on little light box's called computer's playing pretend war games. It seems that people spending time outside in the fresh air being adventurous get labled "Freaks" or "weirdo's" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Why is it freaky In the olden days freaks would have been people that stopped in most of the day doing silly things on little light box's called computer's playing pretend war games. It seems that people spending time outside in the fresh air being adventurous get labled "Freaks" or "weirdo's" I have a sneaky feeling that comment was made a tad tongue in cheek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I bet the kids are mercilessly bullied at school Self righteous 'aren't we the best parent ever' articles in the Daily Mail by Peruvian peasant hat wearing parents make me nauseous. I bet you they are card carrying antis who are currently working on a meat and animal skin free existence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I have a sneaky feeling that comment was made a tad tongue in cheek Quite possibly, i remember back in the days when you could safely spend all day, i mean 9am till 5pm, out making dens or digging huge holes in fields and covering them up with grass and twigs to catch things ( all they used to do was probably break some poor souls ankle) I remember the times i would get a good clip round the back of my head if i got in after dark, and allways come out with the same excuse, "we got lost" which there were times we actually did get lost. Anyone who didnt go out playing were in those days labled as funny duddy's or strange kids,. It just seems ironic that now we think the opposite sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 As I've not yet got any kids, my understanding is that this is how you parent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 As I've not yet got any kids, my understanding is that this is how you parent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Quite possibly, i remember back in the days when you could safely spend all day, i mean 9am till 5pm, out making dens or digging huge holes in fields and covering them up with grass and twigs to catch things ( all they used to do was probably break some poor souls ankle) I remember the times i would get a good clip round the back of my head if i got in after dark, and allways come out with the same excuse, "we got lost" which there were times we actually did get lost. Anyone who didnt go out playing were in those days labled as funny duddy's or strange kids,. It just seems ironic that now we think the opposite sometimes. Bang on mate, As has been said most of us on here have probably done 75% of that list already, I know I have, being outdoors you make your own fun, all I needed as a kid was my catapult a penknife and a box of matches( nowts changed nowadays but we have our guns and more land to legally mooch on ), weekends and holidays here I come ha ha ha, Good on em I say! ATB Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Teacher "What did you do in your summer holidays?" Pupil "Watched rutting deer" Teacher "Oooookaaaaay..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhongreen Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 As I've not yet got any kids, my understanding is that this is how you parent... yes,,, this is how it works lol, got 3 boys and all they care about is TV, computer and CALL OF DUTY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 yes,,, this is how it works lol, got 3 boys and all they care about is TV, computer and CALL OF DUTY. Do you have a son called Mungler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 I've gotta say, i found this a little bit sad! Like a of you, i remember doing a lot of these as a matter of course. I'm not even talking about the ones involving expensive kit. When did swimming in a natural pool become adventurous? Sigh. If ever i'm lucky enough to have kids, this list will be completed before its eighth birthday! (assuming the Daily Mail hasn't run a campaign to ban Puffin watching, because all puffins do is come over here, steal our land, eat our food, raise millions of kids who don't contribute to society and then ****** off whenever it suits them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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