Today i had the idea of writing down 50 things i want my son to experience before he turns the ripe old age of 16.

My childhood was great, i don't really have any regrets! On my way experienced some great things, visited many places and did things that shaped the man i am today. Knowing that i could influence a young mans mind has brought me to looking back and searching for those things that made me great.

Here is the list: of things i think my son needs to do before he's 16

1. Learn to skateboard - make a skate video 
2. Join a football team - understand trust, team work and leadership
3. Try an Extreme sport: knowing and facing your fears is something every man needs to do to truly understand themselves and their boundaries 
4. Blackpool Pleasure Beach
5. Eureka  - in Halifax its a museum of madness - the national children museum 
6. Visit Arms Cliff Crag
7. Lego Land
8. Horse Riding - as my father was a jockey by trade 
9. Golf -
10. Learn to play the guitar -
11. Care for a pet -
12. Master rowing  -on Knaresbough River
13. Learn how to swim
14. Go on a camping/caravan holiday
15. Learn how to ski -
16. Meet Chris & John (Visit the USA)
17. Appreciate Vinyl Records 
18. Learn how to ride a bike
19. Build a tree house/den
20. Visit Murcia with the family
21. Raise money for a charity 
22. Visit Chester Zoo
23. Grow a sun flower or veg
24. Learn to bake a cake
25. Learn to cook for the family
26. Join an organisation - scots
27. Record a cover of his favorite song
28. Sleep under the stars for one night
29. Pull an all nighter
30. Get a job
31. learn the basics of a foreign language 
32. Dance in the rain
33. Build a snowman or igloo
34. Skim stones
35. Catch a fish
36. Fly a kite
37. Dam a stream
38. Make a swing or rope
39. Play conkers
40. Make a daisy chain
41. Watch the sun rise
42. Catch a crab
43. Swim in the sea
44. light a fire
45. Find a geocashe
46. Visit the sites of London
47. Visit Farmageddon 
48. Go on holiday with your friends
49. Make a fort
50. Swim/run though a water fountain 
51. Host a sleep over
52. Take part in a production/show
53. Take the night/ghost
54. Visit York Dungeons & Viking center
55. Visit a Farm
56. Set off a firework/sparkler
57. Go trick or treating
58. Read influential books: Cat In The Hat, The Wind & The Willows, To Kill A Mocking Bird.
59. Watch the top 250 films