Top ten things to do before you are ten

I am a great believer in my children playing outside. In them having a level of freedom that I had when I was growing up. I have blogged about it on my other blog The Mad House previously. We relocated back to the North East of England to allow them to have the freedom that only being outside can bring.

Bear Grylls and Persil small & mighty have teamed to release his 'Top Ten Things To Do Before You’re Ten' guide, the aim is to inspire families to shake off the constraints of modern life and get outdoors.

Bear Grylls’ Top Ten Things To Do Before You’re Ten

Perfect the perfect hill roll
Become a hide-and-seek champion
Go sledging- on sand
Build a den- indoors or out
Build a rope swing
Nurse that sting
Try and count the stars
Make a mud pie
Make a compass
Pick your own pudding

I have to say that thankfully my boys have actually done nine out of ten of the list, which really made me smile. It also made me think that a lot of these things actually cost nothing and are perfect things to encourage your children to do.

I would also add the following:

Climb a tree
Paddle in the sea or a river
Make and fly a kite

I want my boys to have adventures and learn the joy that the outside can bring and this is one of the reasons Maxi is in the Beavers and Mini is joining after Easter. I have also joined the committee and the boys are looking forward to their first camp (which will be their first night away from home) in July.

Bear Grylls will be hosting the first ever Persil ‘Today I Am… Adventure Day on 26^th May 2012 and your child could be one of just 140 kids from across the UK to attend. Just buy any pack of Persil to be in with the chance of winning! Visit www.persil.co.uk for more details. Please do not *cough* enter the competition, as I am going to win and have to meet Bear as the boys have informed me he is Chief Scout!

Win a XXL'MAN SIZE' Faux Leather Bean Bag for Fathers Day

I have a fab competition for you to win a Man Sized Bean Bag just in time for Fathers Day from Bean Bag Bazaar , which is worth £69.99. We are big fans of bean bags as they make perfect additional seating and can be popped in the garage when not in use and we are looking forward to reviewing one in Maxi's new bedroom . a Rafflecopter giveaway

Win A Cineworld Family Ticket

It is half term for us next week and we will be off to our local Cineworld to See Turbo thanks to a complimentary family ticket. We were blown away at how much effort Cineworld had put into making cinema going better value for families the last time we went. In addition to Turbo and Cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 , Cineworld are also running their popular Movies For Juniors screenings throughout half term. They are showing ‘The Smurfs 2’ every morning and tickets for kids and their folks will be just £1.50 (or £1 if people book online with mycineworld). To win a family ticket (4 x tickets) to any film at your local Cineworld just complete the rafflecopter below – Good Luck x a Rafflecopter giveaway

Dumping the tumble dryer and Ecoforce giveaway

We have a tumble dryer, but it broke before christmas and we couldn't afford to get it repaired, so I have been managing with an old fashioned wooden clothes rail and hanging bedding over the doors to dry, This last would of weeks however, I have been hanging the washing outside and it has been drying much quicker and with less creases, so I am going to take the plunge and instead of getting the dryer replaced I am going to give it away. Ecoforce heard me on twitter bemoaning the fact that I was chasing laundry round the garden as my pegs were not working and very kindly sent me some of their Ecoforce pegs to try and they have been fab. So in conjunction with Ecoforce I have a year's supply of green cleaning and washing up wonder products worth £50 comprising the following: EcoForce Peg Basket x 1 EcoForce Clothes Line x1 EcoForce Pegs x 2 packs Several of each of: EcoForce sponges, scourers, cloths, duster and bag grips Dishmatic Dishmatic Refills x

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