Britain is a country where old men have a National Trust checklist of things to help their grandchildren to master before they are 11¾

One of my posts in April this year :

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Britain is a country where old men are asked to get their grandchildren out to nature

http://britainisnocountryforoldmen.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/britain-is-country-where-old-men-are.html

It was based on a report by Stephen Moss, a naturalist and broadcaster working for the Trust, who had compiled a report calling on parents and particularly grandparents to pass on their experience of the outdoors – before the traditional childhood is relegated to the history books.

The National Trust has now published its list of '50 things to do before you're 11¾'. 

So these are the things that old men who are granddads can help their grand kids to do :

So Old Men of Britain get ready to teach those grand kids by example. Have a bit of practise and following the National Trust advice, get yourself :

1. Up a tree

* Make sure there is nothing under the tree which could hurt you in the event of a fall

* Don't climb on windy or wet day

15. On a sledge

* Make sure there is nothing around to run over, into or fall off

19. On a rope

42 . In wild water 

43. On a raft

* Keep cuts and wounds covered with waterproof plasters

48. Down a rock face 

And while you're at it, why not throw in 'skydiving' at 51 ?