Sky News's "33 things to do before age 10"

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Adults have long compiled lists of things to achieve before they die – but now youngsters are being encouraged to tick off their own "must do" list. Making a mud pie and organising a teddy bears’ picnic are two of the activities kids should apparently indulge in before their 10th birthday. . . . Up to 1,000 adults were polled for the list which forms part of Persil’s Dirt Is Good campaign to encourage children to exercise.

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    Make a mud pie

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    Collect frogspawn

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    Make perfume from flower petals

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    Grow cress on a windowsill

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    Make a papier-mache mask

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    build a sandcastle

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    climb a tree

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    Make a den in the garden

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    Have your face painted

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    Bury a friend in the sand

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    Make some bread

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    make snow angels

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    Create a clay sculpture

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    Take part in a scavenger hunt

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    Camp out in the garden

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    bake a cake

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    Feed a farm animal

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    pick strawberries

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    Play Pooh sticks

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    Find some worms

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    Make and fly a kite

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    plant a tree

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    build a nest

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    grow vegetables

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Created by Josh Petersen on Mar 17, 2006.
 

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Ninja Neko

Fixed the list — 3 years ago

The link to the original source is currently dead, so I’ve used the Guardian’s print to restore the list. If you like to add stuff/campaign for frogspawn, please make your own version of this list, but keep the current one according to the source.

Oct 09, 06:34AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

listenstolongview

Untitled — 3 years ago

This was a fun trip down memory lane…I may have done more on this list, its just that I can’t remember…seeing as how age 10 was SUCH a long time ago :P

Jul 01, 06:51PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Zernike

Awesome reminder! Thanks. — 4 years ago

A few more:

Iron flowers or leaves between wax paper to preserve them.

Make “stained glass” by ironing crayon shavings between wax paper.

Have your photo taken while sitting on a pony.

Decorate cookies.

Dress up in your parents clothing.

Roast marshmallows and/or hot dogs on sticks.

Learn to whistle.

Dig a hole to China.

Bury a treasure map.

Build a tree house.

Play doctor. (ha-ha)

Mar 23, 09:56PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Katie's running as if she has a choice.

i think that it's tragic — 4 years ago

that I’m over 10 and am not even halfway done with this list.

Jun 23, 07:05PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

lacienj

darn good childhood — 5 years ago

I’m feeling quite grateful reviewing this list right now. I had the privelage of doing just about all of these things as a child (although 25 before I made a snow angel!). The depressing part is thinking about all of the kids, even in our own advanced societies, who don’t have to opporunity to do most of these things. It makes me so much more appreciative of the fact that I did have a garden to build and grow things in and a mom to bake stuff with. We are pretty lucky people.

May 27, 09:50AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

lowrain

Must Add — 5 years ago

Make a tent using chairs and a blanket in your living room!

Nov 09, 10:04PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

a work in progress

Inner Child — 5 years ago

It’s never too late, if you are an adult and haven’t done all these things why not start doing them today, maybe with your own child! I took some liberties with the ones I checked off, I don’t think I ever picked Strawberries but picked other varities and that should count. I have never fed “true” farm animals but fed the ones at the Petting Zoo and I didn’t bury a friend as well as I could have. I would like to add “Have a mud fight”, my sisters and I did this once after a very heavy rainfall. I remember it vividly, wish we had pictures of that time, we looked like Mud People!

Jul 27, 07:32PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

seventyseven

yes! — 5 years ago

I did ALL of these things as a child! (although, i think i did one or two as an 11 year old.)

I suggest adding:

go ice blocking (sliding down a big hill on a chunk of ice)

go skating and have hot chocolate after

get in a snowball fight

skip a stone on a lake

learn to swim (very important!)

tip over a canoe through rambunctiousness (this will not make adults very happy, however!)

sword fight with sticks

rule a kingdom/queendom

play with your imaginary friend

compete in your library’s summer reading contest

do science experiments, or as in my case they should have been properly called, “science experiments”

have creative, cultural experiences: participate in or see a play, dance, concert, art, photography, fashion show, and so on

ahhh, all this has reminded me of wonderful things in my childhood!

Jul 18, 11:22PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

ldyoflake4

Now That I'm a Mom — 5 years ago

I think I’ll be using this list as a “to do list” for my kids. Until now I hadn’t realized that my 5 year old hasn’t rolled down a hill. It makes me itchy just remembering it. I’m off to find the nearest hill!

Jul 15, 04:53PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Sean

Hmm... — 5 years ago

Is it bad that there are some things on this list I haven’t done yet?

Jun 22, 09:39AM | 0 comments | Reply to this


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