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Camp Bestival Stay at Home Sleepover
Camp Bestival have organised a Stay at Home Easter Seepover. It looks amazing!
April 8, 2020
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The ‘Why AdventureAtHome?’ podcast!
My first podcast, although I like to think of it more as an audio blog! I talk about the background to the AdventureAtHome series, the opportunity for the adventure industry and why I think young people need adventure more than ever right now.
April 8, 2020
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Backyard ski lifts!
We just found this amazing video in a Morzine facebook group! I can’t say we would suggest trying this at home but 10/10 for effort!
April 8, 2020
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Indoor climbing expedition
Check out this highly amusing climbing video. Could you make one similar?
April 8, 2020
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Step up challenge
Ordnance Survey (the map people), Go Outdoor (the outdoor gear people) and Iwan Thomas (THE running person) are clubbing together to do a ‘Step up Challenge’ Pick something you want to ‘climb’ Do the equivalent height in steps in your garden or stair case Do it at 12pm on Thursday
April 8, 2020
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Adventure Books for Children
Now is a great time for children to be reading about adventures! Adventurer and author Alastair Humphreys has done most of the hard work for us here with his comprehensive list of adventure books suitable for children. We’d certainly recommend Alastair’s own book: Read Brightly also have complied a great
April 7, 2020
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Ordnance Survey Flash Cards
Print out these flash cards and become a map reading wizard for when you can go out exploring!
April 6, 2020
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Ben Fogle Live on Instagram
Ben Fogle dose daily live Instagram Broadcasts at 4pm. He has some some quite amzing things and is very good at communcating to young audiences
April 6, 2020
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How to create wilderness adventures in your own back yard
The Sunday Times magazine have listed 10 ways to turn your back yard into a wilderness The 10 activities are: 👉Botanical interactive art👉Build a sheet den👉Goblin village and mini dens👉Honey bee water station👉3D map game👉Snakes and ladders👉Natural collages and sculptures👉Ideas for sculptures👉Bottle filter👉Anxious kids?
April 6, 2020
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Find North with spaghetti
Did you know you can work out which way is North, South, East & West from some spaghetti (or sticks) and the sun! What you’ll need: Pen, paper, small sticks (or spaghetti) and a flat surface to stick them in. You can get creative to make this! You can download a
April 3, 2020
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How adventure can help build your resilience
Adventure isn’t the only way to help build your resilience but its certainly a good one and the most fun on our opinion! Here we explain 3 ways to help build your resilience and how adventure can help. 1. Practice pushing your comfort zone Like anything in life, the more
April 3, 2020
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Plan your dream adventure
Just because we are stuck at home does not mean we have to stop dreaming about adventures! What would be your dream adventure? Where would you go and who would you take? Check out our worksheet to fill out below. Fill out our online form with your Mum or Dad
April 3, 2020
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Take a cold shower
Adventure is all about pushing your comfort zone so you realise you can do things you didn’t think possible. Have you ever felt nervous about jumping in a cold lake and then felt tremendous afterwards? Or when you get your first exhilarating cold splash in the face when whitewater rafting?
April 3, 2020
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What is Sophie saying?
One of the wonderful things about adventure is going to new places and experiencing new cultures. Learning some of the language can really help. As an initial challenge, can you translate what Sophie is saying?
April 3, 2020
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Camp in the garden & star gaze
If you’re lucky enough to have a garden then why on earth don’t you camp in it? If you’re a bit nervous about doing it or think it might be a bit uncomfortable then that’s precisely what adventure is all about! Give it a go, you can always come back
April 3, 2020
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Be brave and talk to people
Adventure activities are a fantastic way to meet new people and strengthen friendships. They are also a great opportunity to support your friends when they need it. Although you can’t do that in person at the moment you do have Skype, FaceTime, Zoom or any other video app at your
April 3, 2020
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