100 summer activities for kids released

    Great Outdoors Colorado is encouraging children to stay active this summer with the second round of their Generation Wild campaign.
    The campaign, which launched June 12, promotes outdoor activities for preteens. By exposing young children to nature, GOCO hopes to foster the next generation of stewards of Colorado’s open spaces.
    GOCO is spreading its message through television spots, digital advertisement and an aggressive social media campaign.
    At the heart of their campaign is a list of suggested activities: “100 things to do before you’re 12.”
    It’s enough to keep any kid busy for a summer, with activities ranging in difficulty from catching crawdads to hiking one of Colorado’s 14er peaks:
    1.  Skip rocks.
    2.  Spot a shooting star.
    3.  Dig to China.
    4.  Create a sidewalk mural.
    5.  Roll down a hill.
    6.  Go on a picnic.
    7.  Build a fort.
    8.  See what’s hiding under a rock.
    9.  Tightrope walk on a log.
    10.  Blow dandelions into the wind.
    11.  Imitate a bird’s call.
    12.  Dance in the rain.
    13.  Dig up worms.
    14.  Make a flower necklace.
    15.  Climb a tree.
    16.  Sleep under the stars.
    17.  Fly a kite.
    18.  Explore a state park.
    19.  Roast marshmallows.
    20.  Find the Big Dipper.
    21.  Jump into a pile of leaves.
    22.  Build a snowman.
    23.  Splash in puddles.
    24.  Go fishing and eat what you catch.
    25.  Make a walkie talkie out of tin cans and string.
    26.  Go on a hayride.
    27.  Eat an apple straight from a tree.
    28.  Catch a crawdad.
    29.  Wade in a stream.
    30.  Cook over a campfire.

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