Old Fashioned Fun

My 7 year old daughter is getting addicted to the computer and television! It's gotten worse in Alaska since its not always the best weather to be outside. Well, the weather should be warming soon, or at least I hope it will, so I plan to introduce her to some old fashioned fun as well as teach her some skills. We're planning to do a whole bunch of old fashioned activities with her, and our 2 year old can participate with some. We got our activities from The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz and The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden.

We are using both books because I like the activities in both books and I don;t believe children should be divided because of gender. The boys book has plans to make a tree house, directions to make a bow and arrow, astronomy and stargazing, and more. The girls book explains how to build a campfire, make your own paper, make peach pit rings, and more. My daughter is a tomboy and would enjoy activities in both books!

I think the activities I'm mostly excited about is building a tree house and a go-cart. I'm already planning the treehouse since we can't actually put it in a tree, but instead it will be raised off the ground with supports. Additionally, since we move frequently and we don't want to have to leave it behind, we are going to construct it in a way to be disassembled when we have to move. We're also going to have to make our own assembly instructions! I can't wait until the weather gets warmer!!!!!

My daughter is also excited because we are going to give her 'badges' for completing activities! She loves collecting stuff and that is a plus for completing an activity!