Why wait until you’re old to have a bucket list? Kids love working though lists of activities and ticking them off – gives them a great sense of achievement and something to strive for. So here are 51 things to do before you turn 10. Print it off so they can tick them off as they go.

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If you’re looking for a fun activities list for your child then look no further. Here are 51 ideas to keep them occupied! And you can download a printable version of our list too.

1. Learn to knit
2. Learn to cook – the basics like boiling an egg
3. Make your own bed…..properly
4. Have a penpal in a few random countries
5. Learn to code
6. Make a stop motion movie
7. Do a random act of kindness
8. Learn to crochet
9. Dye or cut your hair for charity
10. Grow something edible from seeds
11. Build a treehouse
12. Run around in the rain
13. Fly a kite
14. Roll down a big hill
15. Make a daisy chain
16. Find a geocache
17. Read a classic book
18. Write and post a letter
19. Go on a walk at night with a torch
20. Catch a falling autumn leaf
21. Taste a snowflake on your tongue
22. Make snow angels
23. Play conkers
24. Learn numbers 1-10 in a few languages
25. Learn to play a musical instrument
26. Make perfume in the garden with flowers and herbs
27. Go pond dipping
28. Make a bow and arrow
29. Learn how to work the washing machine
30. Go camping in your back garden
31. Try a new food you’ve never tried before
32. Watch bats flying at dusk
33. Bake a cake
34. Hold an animal
35. Visit an old person
36. Learn to ride a bike
37. See the sun come up
38. Lie on your back and watch clouds
39. Take a photograph with a proper camera (not a phone)
40. Learn a magic trick
41. Learn which birds are which by looking at them
42. Toast marshmallows
43. Go to the theatre
44. Learn how to dance (Irish/Ballet/Waltz)
45. Have an adventure
46. Interview a grandparent aboout what it was like being a kid in the olden days
47. Write a story or poem
48. Make icecream
49. Save up for something big
50. Know where milk comes from really
51. See a calf/lamb/foal being born

Download our free printable version of this list of 51 Things To Do Before You Turn 10

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Over to you now! Have you heard of the concept of 51 things to do before you are 10? What’s on your 10 year old’s bucket list? Tell us in the comments below.