We must have done lots of this, definitely on the beach but I’m not sure how much of this we have done in the woods or in the fields! Must do more! No25 Make a Grass Trumpet

We don’t seem to have managed this ourselves so still on the list, but we do have some great tips from another writer aboutFossil Hunting on Charmouth Beach. Today’s children spend 60% less time outside than their parents did at the same age and are more likely to be admitted to hospital for falling out of bed than out of a tree. Best of all, there has been a lot of laughing. He has made me laugh, made other people laugh, laughed himself, and laughed at himself. “It has made turning 50 a good thing,” he says. “It could have easily gone the other way.” You can visit at any time of the year, although some museums are not open on Mondays, except for bank holidays. They are also closed on Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day.

A challenge for the summer definitely. No13 Make a mud pie –50 things to do before you are 11 and 3/4

Charmouth Heritage Coast Centresits on the beach at Charmouth and has ample (and reasonably priced) parking close by (and a café below it!). The centre offers a small exhibition as well as advice and resources to support fossil hunting. It also offers the opportunity to sign up to a fossil hunting session run by resident Palaeontologist Phil.Now I guess it depends on what you regard as long but for mine at the moment 8 miles is about the maximum but I think this is pretty good for little ones! We get the 5 bikes around with a combination of carriers from Thule. Do a Life Expectancy Calculator test. So, how many years have you got left? Write down five things you’d really like to do in that time.