50 Evening Adventures: After School, After Work, Out of Doors

50 Evening Adventures: After School, After Work, Out of Doors

by Meek Family
50 Evening Adventures: After School, After Work, Out of Doors

50 Evening Adventures: After School, After Work, Out of Doors

by Meek Family

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Overview

The third book from the Meek Family, 50 Evening Adventures encourages families to make the most of their 5 to 9, those evening hours after school and after work. Here are simple and exciting ideas for spending time together out of doors, during the working week.

The book is divided into two main sections with ideas for places to GO, and things to DO. A shorter final section offers ten healthy and filling dinner recipes that can be made or cooked outdoors.

The enthusiastic, down-to-earth voices of former teachers Tim and Kerry Meek combine with remarks, advice and jokes from daughters Amy and Ella 'the adventure ambassadors our current generation of cotton-wool kids urgently need' (Daily Telegraph), and the book is illustrated throughout with inspiring colour photography.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781012055
Publisher: Lincoln, Frances Limited
Publication date: 04/07/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 144
File size: 26 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 7 - 10 Years

About the Author

TIM AND KERRY MEEK, teachers from Nottingham, are just regular parents striving to bring up their two daughters, Amy (10) and Ella (8), as best they can. Their approach to parenting is one full of love and care, but one that is also deliberately punctuated with managed risk and age-appropriate challenge. They use a little less cotton wool to wrap up their children, and they search out and seize opportunities to enjoy outdoor quality family time. The Meek family are currently taking a year out of formal education and are travelling round Britain in search of adventure. Their mantra “Adventure is out there; you just have to go and find it.” is a quote that Amy expressed when she was 7 years old. It remains at the core of everything they do as a family. Tim and Kerry believe that encouraging family adventuring in the outdoors has several key benefits for all family members, but particularly the children: ? It promotes quality family time, leads to shared experiences, and can strengthen family bonds ? It helps develop important skills and competencies in children such as planning, risk assessment, collaboration and many more ? It promotes and encourages an interest in nature, wildlife and the natural world ? It presents opportunities to value and develop important personal qualities e.g. resilience, perseverance, determination, flexible thinking and problem solving ? It’s fun and highly rewarding!

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Go… 8

1 Beach/Cliff 10

2 Bike and Skate Park 12

3 City/Town/Village Square 14

4 Forest/Wood 16

5 Garden and Allotment 18

6 Harbour/Marina/Pier 20

7 Hills and Mountains 22

8 Castle/Historic Building 24

9 Lake/Loch 26

10 Nature Reserve/Meadow 28

11 Outdoor Space 30

12 Public Art 32

13 River/Canal/Stream 34

14 Street 36

15 Viewpoint 38

Do… 40

16 Build Something 42

17 Bury Something 44

18 Cast Something 46

19 Clean Up Something 48

20 Climb Something 50

21 Collect Something 52

22 Create 54

23 Cycle or Scooter 56

24 Explore 58

25 Feed 60

26 Film 62

27 Fly Something 64

28 Follow 66

29 Forage 68

30 Hide 70

31 Investigate 72

32 Learn Something New 74

33 Look Around 76

34 Look Down 78

35 Look Under 80

36 Look Up 82

37 Make 84

38 Paddle 86

39 Perform 88

40 Plant 90

41 Have a Play 92

42 Have a Race 94

43 Reuse and Recycle 96

44 Slide 98

45 Swim 100

46 Throw Yourself into It 102

47 Walk 104

48 Watch 106

49 Watch an Event 108

Eat… 110

50 Eating Out Together 112

Barbecue Recipes 114

Chicken & Tomato Kebabs 114

Spicy Tuna Kebabs 115

Meat and Fish Recipes 116

Chicken Ballantine 116

Ginger Beef Stir Fry 117

Tasty Tacos 118

Kedgeree 119

Pasta and Egg Recipes 120

Spaghetti Carbonara 120

Berber Omelette 121

Gnocchi 121

Campfiie Recipes 122

Campfire Hot Dogs 122

S'mores 123

Keeping Safe in the Outdoors 124

Index 126

Acknowledgements 128

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