Everyday things to do with your kids outdoors

Finding the time and money to do things with your kids can be hard, so we’ve put together a handy list of ideas that could make a big difference to your relationship with them now and an even bigger difference to their relationships in the future.

• Write the weekly shopping list then go to the shops together.
• Wash the car/bikes/dog together.
• Take a trip out to the Forth Road Bridge and walk across it together.
• Walk the dog together.
• Walk to the shops and chat along the way.
• Go swimming.
• Go to a football match and support your local team.
• Play football together.
• Go to church.
• Go on a bike ride.
• Have a picnic.
• Walk round Arthur’s Seat.
• Feed the ducks.
• Jump on the bus and have a seaside experience at Portobello –take a frisbee.
• Have a skimming stones competition – devote an afternoon to perfecting your skimming technique.