Fun outdoor adventures for kids using apps?

Fun. Kids.

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That is absurd! Aren't the yutes s'posed to study, study, study all day from before breakfast time to after dinner?

If I wasn't so near to being old, I'd like as not remember what we did when school breaks and summer rolled around. There was plenty of 'exercise' - but we never called it that.

Perhaps they various can learn to climb a trellis and maneuver up to the roof to make repairs.... Or maybe not.

If I find out something I'll try to remember the kind of Septemb...
Oops, mind nap.

I highly recommend Minecraft. It is social, creative, and it takes place in a world where you have to build your own house if you want to be inside.

They can do all that...but that’s not what I’m asking for.

I’m looking for apps that make an adventure of walking around

Thank you, but I’m looking for an app that makes an adventure of running around OUTSIDE for kids used to being able to play with kids from other families, but who now can’t.

You're welcome. I want to clarify, you want a game where the kids will be inside on a computer... where they will have a simulation of being outside. Is this right?

If that is correct (rather than you wanting your kids to actually be outside with an app... which right now is not advisable) then Minecraft is a very good option that many kids ages 7-15 really like.

1. Minecraft can be used to play with kids from other families. My daughter joins a network with her friends. They are each in their own houses, but their onscreen characters interact with each other and work together. It is a great way for kids to "chill" (as my daughter puts it) with their friends.

2. Any computer simulation of "outside" is going to be artificial. That being said Minecraft presents a very compelling world to play in. It puts you in a world with raw materials; trees for wood, stone, animals, sand that you can then use to build pretty much anything you like, from houses to castles to electronic devices (yes, there are resources you can use to make circuits if you are so inclined).

3. The best part about Minecraft is that it encourages play. It is cooperative and creative.

If you are looking for something different, please clarify. I have raised three computer nerd kids (aged 15 - 28) I know pretty much every computer app that has been targeted at kids. Most of the other apps are centered around shooting people.

Are you looking for something like Pokemon Go?

This is a game where kids actually leave the house with their phone/device in hand. They get rewarded for physically visiting places in the neighborhood.

Is that what you are looking for?

(I would be a little worried about having them do this during the current pandemic.)

Hadn’t thought of that one. That would be an example yes.

But more looking for stuff parents and kids can do together and a bit more counter culture

But that’s a great example.

I’m thinking parents here generally don’t like kids having lots of screen time though and Pokémon is pretty obsession creating

I’ll check re that one with parents

The kids I’m thinking of don’t have smart phones themselves

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Your local sports teams might have something similar. The workout was really thorough, BTW.

I am keeping my daughter physically isolated during this crisis. We are not letting her spend any time with anyone outside of our immediate family. (Not to be judgmental, but this really is the right thing to do). She is keeping in contact with her friends over the internet... fortunately this is easy for her generation.

They have also been playing Dungeons and Dragons online. This is a social game that involves a lot of creativity and storytelling (as well as dragons). The kids all get on video chat and play for hours.

I’m not suggesting kids interact with people outside their family.

It’s perfectly safe to be outside here...there is no issue with social distancing. It’s semi rural

Thank you but we don’t have red sox and I’m wanting outdoor adventures, not stuff to do indoors

Pokemon Go is the only thing I can think of that is targeted towards kids. (And, I don't know what they are doing in the age of quarantine).

There are Orienteering/ Geocaching apps, that have you find locations on GPS. But these aren't targeted toward children.

What about making a game with Photography.... maybe a scavenger hunt? You could make a contest to find certain plants or animals and post a picture. There are lots of social media tools that you could use to make your own game.

Hmmmm. The photo treasure hunt might work.

We have had bear and painted rock treasure hunts so far for the kids.

I’ve been cudgelling my brains to think of how to adapt something like Where’s Wally

That's already been done. Someone made a "Where's Wally? Corona Virus Edition. It turns out it isn't as challenging as before.