I’ve been planning a great vacation for the family especially now that school will be out soon. When I think of vacation of course this is the time that you see your kids doing their own thing, most of the time just lounging on a chair and playing with their hi-tech gadget that they brought along. Just eating and sleeping most of the time I might say because it is vacation after all. But don’t forget vacation like this can also be expensive, so when you look at it is this the kind of vacation you wish to spend with your family? An expensive vacation with most of the time nothing to do?

So I thought why not try an outdoor activity that would benefit all because it would give everyone a chance to interact with each other, explore in a different perspective, this would also challenge them physically and mentally again in a different way and we can do all of this even on a tight budget.

First outdoor activity you can do is go on a zoo trip, find out if they have a scheduled activities that will involve interacting with the animals or just bring drawing materials with you and start drawing.

Second outdoor activity go on a picnic, this is the most inexpensive way to go outdoors, and to make it more interesting visit a national park in order to take advantage of the view. While you are at it go biking, this will give you more chance of exploring and enjoying at the same time.

Third outdoor activity is hiking, this is the most popular type of activity because absolutely everyone will be able to participate. All you have to do is find the location where you want to go hiking, check weather forecast, wear the proper attire depending on the weather, proper walking shoes or hiking boots, backpack. So once you got everything ready all you have to do is admire nature and enjoy the wildlife. You can also start introducing to them to collect stones, coins or bugs while hiking and maybe you might not know this may become a full time hobby for them.

There are still so much more activities in line that you can still do, these are just my over-all outdoor review. Remember any outdoor activity that involves everybody in the family makes it a grand vacation in my book!