To mark the start of the school summer holidays, the National Trust in the South West has launched its 50 things in 50 days festival.

Running through to the end of August, each day of the festival focuses on a different one of the 50 things to do before you’re 11¾.

The Trust is urging people to celebrate outdoor activities including climbing a tree (day one), making a mud pie (day 13), hunting for bugs (day 31) and cooking on a campfire (day 47).

Shona Owen of the National Trust said: “The amazing weather we’re experiencing motivates everyone to get out into the outdoors, and the 50 things list is not only handy inspiration for families, it also sparks many people’s memories of hot, sunny childhood adventures.

“Last year our social media sites came alive with people talking about these memories, so again social feeds (www.twitter.com/ntsouthwest and www.facebook.com/ nationaltrustsouthwest or our blog at www.ntsouthwest.co.uk) will be bursting with ideas and ways of helping parents to get outside with their kids to tick off lots of the 50 things over the summer.”

The Trust wants your input too, by sharing photos and video of you and your family completing the 50 things activities on our National Trust South West social feeds.

Look out for the wealth of events taking place over the summer holidays to help children tick off lots of 50 things.

Here are Dorset’s National Trust sites

Brownsea Island - Peaceful island, famous for being the birthplace of Scouting and Guiding

Studland Beach - Vast area of sandy beaches and heathland

Purbeck Countryside - where beauty and adventure come to life

Kingston Lacy - Elegant country mansion set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland

Corfe Castle - Thousand-year-old royal castle shaped by warfare

Hardy's Birthplace - Evocative cob and thatch cottage - birthplace of Thomas Hardy

Fontmell and Melbury Downs - Open expanses of flowery downland and breathtaking views

Golden Cap - England's only natural World Heritage Site

Burton Bradstock - Spectacular coastline miles of unspoilt beaches

The National Trust’s 50 things

1. Climb a tree

2. Roll down a really big hill

3. Camp out in the wild

4. Build a den

5. Skim a stone

6. Run around in the rain

7. Fly a kite

8. Catch a fish with a net

9. Eat an apple straight from a tree

10. Play conkers

11. Go on a really long bike ride

12. Make a trail with sticks

13. Make a mud pie

14. Dam a stream

15. Play in the snow

16. Make a daisy chain

17. Set up a snail race

18. Create some wild art

19. Play pooh sticks

20. Jump over waves

21. Pick blackberries growing in the wild

22. Explore inside a tree

23. Visit a farm

24. Go on a walk barefoot

25. Make a grass trumpet

26. Hunt for fossils and bones

27. Go star gazing

28. Climb a huge hill

29. Explore a cave

30. Hold a scary beast

31. Hunt for bugs

32. Find some frogspawn

33. Catch a falling leaf

34. Track wild animals

35. Discover what’s in a pond

36. Make a home for a wild animal

37. Check out the crazy creatures in a rockpool

38. Bring up a butterfly

39. Catch a crab

40. Go on a nature walk at night

41. Plant it, grow it, eat it

42. Go swimming in the sea

43. Build a raft

44. Go bird watching

45. Find your way with a map and compass

46. Try rock climbing

47. Cook on a campfire

48. Learn to ride a horse

49. Find a geocache

50. Canoe down a river