Welcome to Ping and Echo, a daily newsletter that shares one amazing podcast episode guaranteed to be a great listen for kids and their families. Each newsletter includes links to articles, videos, and activities related to the podcast so you can turn every episode into an adventure.
Today’s episode is from The First 40 Miles, a podcast about getting started with hiking and backpacking. The podcast is hosted by a couple who does fairly extensive backpacking with their kids and they offer a lot of advice for families just starting out. This episode focuses on something we can all use right now - fun games and boredom busters. Most of the games discussed in this episode are ones you can play with no materials, and can be scaled up from two to many people. We will link to even more simple, fun family games below.
Podcast: The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast
Episode: Games on the Trail
URL: https://www.thefirst40miles.com/212-play-games-on-the-trail/
Length: 24 minutes
🧐 You Should Know
I’ll always give you a heads up if there is anything in the podcast that might surprise or worry kids. Nothing to worry about here.
💡 Try This
After you listen to the episode you can play some more games with the links and activities below:
🔎 Explore More
Read up on hiking and trail tips for families with these links:
The name Ping and Echo comes from sonar technology which relies on sending out “pings” and receiving back “echos” to discover the world around you. You can send us pictures of the art and activities created by your kids. Email them to pingandecho@gmail.com and we’ll post all your echos on our Instagram and our Twitter page.
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Ruby, Josh, and Toby