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Love the feeling of being on top of the world? A HILL CLIMB is a challenging L! CUDDLE AN ANIMActuary cares for friendly horses San er Redwings Horse Visit them at eith n. io nt te at ve lo tres. and donkeys who arwickshire cen W r o d an tl co S , lk the Essex, Norfo .uk/visiting www.redwings.org atty to see rabbits, ch p o sh et p a t si Alternatively vi pigs and fish! parrots, guinea GEOCACHING. This will give your brain a workout as you try to find the mystery hidden object! It’s the 21st century way to do a treasure hunt… all you need is for an adult to set their mobile phone GPS system and off you go! www.geocaching.com/play TREE CLIMBING is still one of the best free activities to do! Just ask a grown-up to make sure you’re safe by giving you a limit on how high you climb. Is it a plane? LOVE SPEED? Pop along to your nearest adventure! Choose somewhere local to start with that won’t be too tiring, perhaps taking some snacks for energy and a map so you can pinpoint your location. You could even collect mementos of your walk too, such as small stones, feathers, seeds or take photos of your daring ascents! Here’s the best in Wales: www.visitwales.com/ holidays-breaks/familyholidays/child-friendlymountains train or coach station, ferry port or airport and watch the vehicles arriving. Record their names if you like and play guess the destinations! WATERWORKS. Make a boat from junk and sail it. Or play pooh-sticks and beat the grown-ups! To make a boat: use straws or lolly sticks and decorate with any waterproof craft items you have. An empty margarine or yoghurt container will to the trick! Don’t have a tub? Ask an adult to make paper boats with you. www.redtedart.com/2013/06/05/ SPOT SPOOKY CIR CLES Visit a crop circle . The region of Wiltshire has many.. some people believe th ey were created by alien s! www.ukcropcircle s.co.uk Or look out for w hite horses carved with chalk into Wiltshire and Oxfordshire’ s hills. margarine-tub-tug-boat-craft SPARK 9