50 fun things girls should try before the age of 5
Charlotte Grant-West
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There's no doubt about it, toddlers and young kids LOVE all things digital.
To encourage children to get outside and up close with nature this summer, Burgess Hill Girls School in Sussex has sent a brilliant letter to parents – specifically girls, although that's purely because it's a girls' school.
The nursery (part of Holly Willoughby's former school, don't you know!) is aiming to get kids 'off iPads and up trees', encouraging them to be bold and curious from a young age and challenge themselves to try new activities.
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50 fun things girls should try before the age of 5
1. Fly a kite
2. Bake a cake
3. Make a smoothie
4. Build a den
5. Say hello in a different language
6. Mix a potion
7. Write a letter
8. Visit a museum
9. Climb a tree
10. Create a mini garden
11. Ride on the top deck of a bus
12. Go down a water slide
13. Ride a bike
14. Play in the rain
15. Hatch a chick
16. Take a train journey
17. Build a paper aeroplane
18. Grow a plant
19. Visit a farm
20. Swim in the sea
21. Raise a butterfly
22. Build a sandcastle
23. Play football
24. Hold a worm
25. Stroke a dog
26. Watch a firework display
27. Build a tower taller than you
28. Chalk graffiti on a wall
29. Have a midnight picnic
30. Go egg rolling
31. Skim a stone
32. Create your own book
33. Tell a joke
34. Climb a hill
35. Hunt for a four leaf clover
36. Play hopscotch
37. Have a water balloon fight
38. Make mud pies
39. Feed the ducks
40. Wash a car
41. Toast marshmallows
42. Play on the beach
43. Make a scrap book
44. Look at the stars at night
45. Go fishing
46. Make slime
47. Jump on your bed
48. Play hide and seek
49. Have a dress-up day
50. Roll down a hill
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