{"id":925,"date":"2015-06-08T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/?p=925"},"modified":"2020-11-17T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:04:56","slug":"outdoor-activities-for-under-fives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/outdoor-activities-for-under-fives\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor activities for under fives"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love being outside and feeling the sun on my face, listening to the birds, walking on the grass, breathing in.\u00a0 And it’s a joy to share the outdoors with little one’s too.<\/p>\n

We had a lovely time following the Malham Safari Trail<\/strong> through this pretty Dales village.\u00a0 For five days at the beginning of the Spring Bank Holiday, Malham was adorned with sculptures, animals and a collection of painted walking boots, which were dotted around the village making up a fun trail for all the family.<\/p>\n

I loved seeing the polar bears and penguins.<\/p>\n

\"Malham<\/p>\n

Afterwards it was fun to enjoy a picnic together in the fresh air, and to watch the little ones playing on the wooden train in the centre of Malham.<\/p>\n

There are lots of things to do outside, and it’s a joy to slow down a little and discover things on the doorstep or a short drive away.<\/p>\n

Nature<\/strong> is a gift and a sense of wonderment.\u00a0\u00a0Five things to do to enjoy nature and the outdoors:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Sit under a tree and look up at the branches.<\/p>\n

2. Collect twigs and make an alphabet with them.<\/p>\n

3. Smell flowers to take in their scent.<\/p>\n

4. Lift up a rock to see if there are any insects underneath and patterns made in the dirt.\u00a0 Watch out for silvery slug trails and for worm holes!<\/p>\n

5. Visit a natural waterfall and see the water cascading over.<\/p>\n

\"Janets<\/p>\n

Playgrounds <\/strong> are a firm favourite – from the grassy areas and playground in Aireville Park<\/strong>, Skipton, to the indoor and outdoor playgrounds at Billy Bob’s Parlour<\/strong> just off the A59 between Embsay and Bolton Abbey.<\/p>\n

Farm Parks<\/strong> are another great attraction.\u00a0 Just a few miles up the road from Newton Grange is Thornton Hall Farm Country Park<\/strong>, which is an excellent choice for a day out, as well as Hesketh Farm Park<\/strong> at Bolton Abbey that I wrote about recently – read more\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A great source of information and ideas of things to do with kids is the Moobaakids<\/strong> website<\/a>, featuring places in Skipton, the Yorkshire Dales, Lancashire and beyond.\u00a0 I’m hoping to explore the Forbidden Corner at Leyburn one day soon. Highly recommended as a great day out full of surprises, it promises to be a memorable one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love being outside and feeling the sun on my face, listening to the birds, walking on the grass, breathing in.\u00a0 And it’s a joy to share the outdoors with little one’s too. We had a lovely time following the Malham Safari Trail through this pretty Dales village.\u00a0 For five days at the beginning of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/925\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.newton-grange.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}