When the Robinsons Fruit Shoot, Get Your Skills On challenge was
first announced, I dismissed it. Not because I thought the challenge wasn't
great, but more because the boys are so sporty that I thought I would struggle
to motivate them to do the smaller skills. How wrong could I be?
Both the boys have the odd fiend that is addicted to
games consoles, that never get out in the garden and kick a ball or climb, but
they are just not like that. Yes, they do have games consoles and they do use
them. But they prefer the big outdoors.
So I had sort of discounted the merits of the
challenge, however the last week of depressing weather changed the mood of our
home. The boys went from loving every bit of summer, to a bit fed up and sick
of staying inside, and going to the cinemas. I kept trying to motivate them
offered to take them to the cinemas once more, but they were not keen. Don't
get me wrong they have had a great summer, but one week can make all the
difference cant it?
Then I had an idea, I asked them to help me
with this blog post, they had to learn and practice the skills, make videos
when they achieved each goal. Then edit into a 60 second movie. They were so
excited; firstly we all sat down and they chose the skills they wanted to practice, and display, and off they went to practice with their list. I took my phone and
we spent a good couple of hours in the garden in the gale force winds with them
completing the Robinsons
Fruit Shoot Get Your Skills On challenge. The next day
they continued and did so until they had completed all the tasks.
