Gone fishing, mum... lolz
Study finds children love to play outside, or is that just a whopper?
IF YOU think kids just want to loll about glued to a gadget you could not be more wrong, apparently.
For a poll paints a different picture of a generation now modelling themselves on Enid Blyton’s Famous Five.
According to proud parents, the youth of today love playing out – fishing, climbing trees, building dens, making daisy chains, skimming stones and generally having lashings and lashings of fun in the great outdoors.
In the study of 2000 parents, 90 per cent said lockdowns had led to their little ones – all of primary school age – spending more time outside, 72 per cent believing their kids loved being out in the open air whatever the weather.
And 88 per cent said if their children were kept in all weekend because of bad weather, they ended up feeling desperate to go outside and play.
The favourite activity was feeding ducks, which 50 per cent of mums and dads said their kids had recently done.
Next was climbing trees, at 44 per cent, followed by paddling in the sea (43 per cent) and building dens (38 per cent).
Other popular pursuits included making daisy chains (36 per cent), hiking (32 per cent), strawberry picking (31 per cent) and collecting pebbles while at the beach (30 per cent). The poll suggested 20 per cent of youngsters regularly go fishing, while the same percentage like nothing better than making “potions” from plants.
And 38 per cent said their ideal day would involve an adventure outdoors, compared to 30 per cent who said they’d prefer to stay in and play video games.
Lauren Potter, of Fruit-tella UK, who commissioned the poll, said: “We know many parents worry about how much time their children spend behind screens. It’s great to see that actually most kids want to instead play outside.”