The Outdoor Adventure Giving you tips, tricks & recommendations to help make adventuring in the Outdoors fun, safe & exciting for you and your kids.
Most parents want to get outdoors and hiking with their kids, but a common question is how to keep kids entertained on the trail? While most of us end up giving them their own small pack, snacks, water bottle and frequent breaks, REI put together another great tool that is as fun as it is educative.
REI started giving away last month Free Kids Adventure Journals. These fun little booklets are a mix of activities, “what to bring on a hike” and definitely my favourite part: A journal.
The journal starts with simple things like date, where you went and who you went with, but from then it gets more interesting. They can circle one of several pictures of what the weather was like. Basic, but great for making it fun and helping your little meteorologists develop simple tools for the future. One thing that I know we will be going through before we start a hike are the questions about what you saw and heard on the trail. Kids already are great at observation, but now they have a goal, something to write, things to watch for. Why not get a book out from the library about local flora and fauna so that you can put a name on that red headed birdy?
On the other side of the journal entry is a place to draw something from the trip or place a photo of the adventure. In the end they’ll be busy, interested and you’ll have their first creative memory album!
Can’t find the booklet in your local REI? Don’t worry. You can download it (like we did) from their website here:http://www.rei.com/pdf/famAdv/Family-Adventure-Journal.pdf
Are you looking for more fun family activities? Why not check out the family fun page on the REI website:
