On our 90th anniversary, we thought it would be the perfect time to list 90 of our favourite things to do.
1. Climbing a tree
2. Baking a cake
3. Listening for woodpeckers
4. Playing an instrument
5. Learning a new language
6. Eating something you’ve cooked yourself
7. Sleeping in a tent
8. Walking through the woods
9. Searching for owls at dusk
10. Watching the stars at night
11. Playing Poohsticks
12. Laughing so hard your tummy hurts
13. Keeping the beach clean
14. Making new friends at a hostel
15. Reading a book in one go
16. Wrapping up warm on a cold day
17. Having an early morning swim
18. Toasting marshmallows on a fire
19. Building a den
20. Skimming stones
21. Hunting for fossils
22. Sharing snacks with people you love
23. Walking to the top of a hill
24. Making a snowman
25. Cycling through the countryside
26. Rock-pooling
27. Building a sandcastle
28. Exploring a cave
29. Climbing a tall building
30. Spotting butterflies
31. Making a home for wildlife
32. Dancing in bare feet
33. Visiting a castle
34. Having a picnic on the beach
35. Exploring Roman ruins
36. Singing in the rain
37. Planting fruit and veg
38. Collecting conkers
39. Smelling flowers
40. Going on a cool train ride
41. Keeping a nature diary
42. Staying up past your bedtime
43. Having breakfast with friends
44. Watching wildlife through binoculars
45. Splashing in puddles
46. Telling jokes
47. Watching the sunrise
48. Watching the sunset
49. Playing I-Spy
50. Being kind
51. Running as fast as you can
52. Hearing thunder
53. Dreaming about future adventures
54. Being tickled
55. Learning a new song
56. Giving someone a surprise present
57. Learning about other countries
58. Helping the environment
59. Playing a new sport
60. Making a paper aeroplane
61. Doing a treasure hunt
62. Spending ages on a trampoline
63. Writing a story
64. Doing a charity challenge
65. Going on a bug hunt
66. Taking a dog for a long walk
67. Making up a funny poem
68. Going kayaking
69. Making a sculpture out of recycling
70. Meeting people who live on other continents
71. Making popcorn
72. Smelling the earth after it’s been raining
73. Being really quiet
74. Being really noisy
75. Finding something amazing in a museum
76. Lending a great book to a friend
77. Playing hide and seek
78. Looking at the sea from a clifftop
79. Watching the snow come down
80. Finding shapes in the clouds
81. Staring at the moon through a telescope
82. Flying a kite
83. Watching fish in a river
84. Spotting a seal
85. Breathing mountain air
86. Sailing to an island
87. Listening to brilliant old music
88. Listening to brilliant new music
89. Trying to juggle
90. Making up brand new words
All images © adobestock: woodpecker/manuel, camping/ micromonkey, seal/Martin Grimm, museum/Arkady Chubykin, sleepover/Scott Griessel, boys in cave/Brocreative, mountainboy/nadezhda1906, londondrawing/Irina Schmidt
