Parenting

25 Things Every Kid Should Do Before the Age of 10

ParentingPublished Apr 22, 2013
By Julie Ryan Evans
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There are things in life that all kids just need to do at some point. I'm not talking about the big things, like going to Disney World or seeing the Grand Canyon, but rather those little, everyday moments that are just full of wonder, joy, and youth.

Some of them are so simple, we don't even note them when they happen for the first time, but years later, it's these things we look back on as the core of our childhood.

Here are 25 things all kids should do while they're still kids, a bucket list if you will. See how many your kids have checked off as of now, and add any others you'd like to see on this list in the comments.

What would you add to this list?

kids before 10

Image via juhansonin/Flickr

1/25
Lick the Beaters-placeholder
Lick the Beaters
Joelk75/Flickr

Lick the Beaters

2/25
Dance in the Rain-placeholder
Dance in the Rain
MNStudio/Shutterstock

Dance in the Rain

3/25
Eat a Bug-placeholder
Eat a Bug
mriggen/Flickr

Eat a Bug

4/25
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Play in the Mud
Melissa Hillier/Flickr

Play in the Mud

5/25
Climb a Tree-placeholder
Climb a Tree
sugarfrizz/Flickr

Climb a Tree

6/25
Climb Up a Slide-placeholder
Climb Up a Slide
Tammra McCauley/Flickr

Climb Up a Slide

7/25
Wear Mommy's Lipstick-placeholder
Wear Mommy's Lipstick
MLekas/Flickr

Wear Mommy's Lipstick

8/25
Have a Tea Party With Stuffed Animals-placeholder
Have a Tea Party With Stuffed Animals
abbybachelder/Flickr

Have a Tea Party With Stuffed Animals

9/25
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Roll Down a Grassy Hill
theogeo/Flickr

Roll Down a Grassy Hill

10/25
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Cut Their Own -- or a Sibling's -- Hair
James Bowe/Flickr

Cut Their Own -- or a Sibling's -- Hair

11/25
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Make Friends With an Elderly Person
papertygre/Flickr

Make Friends With an Elderly Person

12/25
Catch Fireflies-placeholder
Catch Fireflies
Ashley Harrigan/Flickr

Catch Fireflies

13/25
Play With Worms-placeholder
Play With Worms
baraockschloss/Flickr

Play With Worms

14/25
Care for a Pet-placeholder
Care for a Pet
David Masters/Flickr

Care for a Pet

15/25
Build a Fort-placeholder
Build a Fort
guy schmidt/Flickr

Build a Fort

16/25
Skip Stones-placeholder
Skip Stones
kevin dooley/Flickr

Skip Stones

17/25
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Plant Something & Watch It Grow
USDAgov/Flickr

Plant Something & Watch It Grow

18/25
Go Camping-placeholder
Go Camping
Brainfit/Flickr

Go Camping

19/25
Skin a Knee-placeholder
Skin a Knee
Gracie and Viv/Flickr

Skin a Knee

20/25
Learn to Swim-placeholder
Learn to Swim
Scott * Elaine van der Chijas/Flickr

Learn to Swim

21/25
Fly a Kite-placeholder
Fly a Kite
* S A N D E E P */Flickr

Fly a Kite

22/25
Bury Someone in the Sand-placeholder
Bury Someone in the Sand
gareth 1953 Friends Please Read My Profile/Flickr

Bury Someone in the Sand

23/25
Make a Snow Angel-placeholder
Make a Snow Angel
Andrey Arkusha/Shutterstock

Make a Snow Angel

24/25
Discover Their Shadow-placeholder
Discover Their Shadow
Sharon Mollerus/Flickr

Discover Their Shadow

25/25
Laugh So Hard Milk Comes Out of Their Nose-placeholder
Laugh So Hard Milk Comes Out of Their Nose
juhansonin/Flickr

Laugh So Hard Milk Comes Out of Their Nose

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