6 Simple Ways To Have A Little Summer Adventure

Family camping in the backyard at night.

To me, adventure has always been the connections and bonds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere. – Bear Grylls, Adventurer

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Bear Grylls’ Summer “To-do List” for Adventurers

Looking for a little summer adventure? A couple of years ago, Bear Grylls (from “Running Wild with Bear Grylls) launched a “Summer Manifesto,” challenging every child to accept his challenge for summer adventure.

Summer break is the perfect opportunity for fun, challenge, and adventure. It’s a time for kids to get outdoors, build forts, learn a new skill, make new friends, and have a little freedom to discover who they are.

I’m sure we all could use a little adventure and a little fun, so let’s follow his summer to-do list by trying to incorporate the following 6 into your summer:

1. Spend a night under the stars: You can do this in your backyard or as part of a group campout.

2. Learn a new skill: This could be anything: learning to surf, riding a bike, fishing, creating art, or playing an instrument.

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3. Do something for someone else: Help your neighbor, their parents, siblings, or relatives.

4. Get fit: Get into training for an adventure with some form of exercise.

5. Build something: A den, a tree house, a go-cart, a boat, a birdhouse—you name it. While this may not be practical for some, you could take your child to a Home Depot workshop or DIY demonstration.

6. Go on a wild adventure: On foot, on the bike, on the water, or in the air.

Grylls also said, “Every child has the right to adventure;

Nature is the world’s best adventure playground, and it’s open to all.”

None of his challenges need to cost a penny, so there’s no excuse to spend the summer inside on the couch. He encouraged everyone to enjoy a “summer of adventure.”

We have found some apps for adventures, both big and small. Whether you are traveling across the U.S. or traveling across town to a playground with adaptive equipment, enjoy adding these apps into your summer time fun!

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This post originally appeared on our May/June 2017 Magazine

6 Simple Ways To Have A Little Summer Adventure

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