News
04/02/2008
KidsOutdoors: what's your adventure?
As an adult in Scouting you'll be no stranger to outdoor adventure. You'll know the fun, excitement and health benefits an active outdoor lifestyle can give young people. This is why you'll love our new KidsOutdoors campaign to inspire 1,000,000 new adventures.
What KidsOutdoors means for you
KidsOutdoors will help generate more interest, support and engagement with outdoor organisations like The Scout Association.
Ultimately, this will mean more support for your Section or Group both in terms of resources and adult volunteers.
Take a look at kidsoutdoors.com; you'll find ideas for activities as well as campaign updates and news.
- Encourage young people to get outdoors, then submit their videos, blogs and photos at kidsoutdoors.com.
- Talk to other Leaders, your Group Scout Leader, District or County Commissioner about how you can use KidsOutdoors locally. Perhaps you could run a KidsOutdoors activity taster event for young people and adults who are not yet involved in Scouting? Maybe you are planning an event anyway?
What KidsOutdoors means for parents
KidsOutdoors hopes to raise awareness among parents about the benefits of getting young people outdoors. An active lifestyle will make them feel better about themselves and better about the future. Parents can:
find activity ideas and information at kidsoutdoors.com
- post stories and images from their family adventures on the website
- get involved in local KidsOutdoors events.
What KidsOutdoors means for young people
The campaign is led by young people. It challenges kids to break the routine of watching TV or playing computer games and experience the freedom of the outdoors - ideally through an organisation like Scouting.
The government recommends that young people spend at least one hour a day getting outdoors and active; this campaign is a great incentive for young people meet this target. The message for young people is:
- get outdoors!
- post stories, images and video on kidsoutdoors.com
- ask them to talk to their friends about the campaign
