I'm getting my little nature lover some hiking poles. I'm not sure which ones yet though. He's only 8, but I'm going for adult-sized ones because they're adjustable and that way they'll last him a while (assuming they don't float down river one day). His brother has these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082YL11GL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1TEXT82G6IFT0&psc=1 so I might get the same ones. Hiking poles are great for kids because they have so many uses - clearing spider webs if you're the first one on the trail in the morning (as we usually are), gauging water depth and rock stability while traipsing through creeks and river beds, retrieving fallen baseball caps, playing limbo by the campfire, etc. However, sword fighting with your brother is NOT an approved use.
Thanks! This is a great recommendation because I'm actually in the market for some hiking poles myself. I'll try not to flight my brother with them ... but sometimes he starts it!
We might go for the fossil book but still very disappointed about the quokka.
Me too! Sorry about that, but glad you like the fossil book idea!
I'm getting my little nature lover some hiking poles. I'm not sure which ones yet though. He's only 8, but I'm going for adult-sized ones because they're adjustable and that way they'll last him a while (assuming they don't float down river one day). His brother has these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082YL11GL/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1TEXT82G6IFT0&psc=1 so I might get the same ones. Hiking poles are great for kids because they have so many uses - clearing spider webs if you're the first one on the trail in the morning (as we usually are), gauging water depth and rock stability while traipsing through creeks and river beds, retrieving fallen baseball caps, playing limbo by the campfire, etc. However, sword fighting with your brother is NOT an approved use.
Thanks! This is a great recommendation because I'm actually in the market for some hiking poles myself. I'll try not to flight my brother with them ... but sometimes he starts it!
I like the idea of a dinosaur field guide. The cover looks like the start of a dinosaur race though.
Ha! It does look like that. :)
Quokka is not only incredibly cute, but a great Scrabble word (if you have a blank for the second k)
Great tip for the nature + word lovers among us. :)