Lithgow for 11 year olds

keiron · Senior Member

Lithgow for 11 year olds

Desert Dweller · Guru

Try to stay in a spot with no TV or phone/internet reception, he may learn something about the real world surrounding him.

Try some bush walking, he might enjoy it? Not too longer length trails for a short attention span person.

Fishing is not a good idea unless he's going to definitely catch something, it can be pretty boring otherwise.

Cupie · Guru

Lighting the camp fire is always popular, .....

Leading to ... gathering wood, setting the fire. (My 15YO Grand Daughter even comes away from her social media long enough to set the evening camp fire. She's an expert at it)

You never know, might even spark an interest in cooking over the fire .. First marshmallows on a stick, then sausage on a stick & perhaps graduating to wrapping the sausages in dough. Eat with lots of tomato sauce of course. Spuds in alfoil in the fire goes over well too.

But the bush walking is hard to beat. Maintain the interest by looking out for relatively easily found items .. plants or birds perhaps.

-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 19th of November 2018 11:09:42 AM

-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 19th of November 2018 11:12:34 AM

The Belmont Bear · Guru

Hi keiron a visit to Jenolan Caves is the obvious one if you're staying in that area there are some nice walks plus a visit to one of the caves was always an attraction when we were kids. I don't think that the zig zag railway is running but I did hear that it was supposed to be reopening sometime in 2019. I also read on your profile that you are from Sydney so I'm sure that you would already know the obvious tourist attractions of the Blue Mountains especially around Katoomba or maybe you could even organise to go on a horseride in the Megalong Valley. The last time we stayed in Oberon the pub was a good place for a meal - plenty of families seemed to go there.

Cheers
BBt

-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Monday 19th of November 2018 06:12:09 AM

keiron · Senior Member

Sincere thanks to all for your responses.

I shall ponder them this evening over a marshmellow and sausage with tomato sauce sandwich. Chased of course with a very cold mineral water.

Thanks guys. KB

Mike Harding · Guru

Consider an after-dark wonder around the forest with a powerful torch, surprising how many animals come out to play at night and may be "spotlighted".

Teach him/yourself to play Backgammon.

Make a bow and arrows.

Make a catapult.

Accidentally step on his iPhone :)

Blues Man · Guru

Lithgow has a great firearms museum ,my grandson loved it,..........for a few hours anyway.

LLD · Guru

Zig Zag railway is out that way.

PeterD · Guru

The Belmont Bear wrote:
I don't think that the zig zag railway is running but I did hear that it was supposed to be reopening sometime in 2019.

Keep an eye on this page. Those who are awaiting for this to reopen will get the first advice from this site.

Possum3 · Guru

Trout fishing is always great, teach the younger one how to "Fly" cast. Lots of sapphires in the Abercrombie and Werrong Wide. A trip out to Yerranderie is good for a day or two. There is no mobile coverage in this area. Don't travel at dusk or dawn (kangaroos, wombats and occasionally a pig). As Cupie has suggested there are wonderful things to cook and taste off the campfire (Double wrap the spuds in alfoil, stops them burning). Taralga and Gunning are great little towns, for bakery treats
www.aussietowns.com.au/town/yerranderie-nsw www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/goulburn-area/taralga www.aussietowns.com.au/town/gunning-nsw

Desert Dweller · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
Consider an after-dark wonder around the forest with a powerful torch, surprising how many animals come out to play at night and may be "spotlighted".
Make a bow and arrows.
Make a catapult.

So that he can aim them at the wildlife that he finds.

Mike Harding · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Consider an after-dark wonder around the forest with a powerful torch, surprising how many animals come out to play at night and may be "spotlighted".
Make a bow and arrows.
Make a catapult.
So that he can aim them at the wildlife that he finds.

You have a very strange view of the world DD:

https://www.psychology.org.au/Find-a-Psychologist

rockylizard · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
Consider an after-dark wonder around the forest with a powerful torch, surprising how many animals come out to play at night and may be "spotlighted". Spotlighting or lamping (also jacklighting and pit-lamping) is a method of hunting nocturnal animals.
Make a bow and arrows.
Make a catapult.
So that he can aim them at the wildlife that he finds.
You have a very strange view of the world DD:
https://www.psychology.org.au/Find-a-Psychologist

Gday...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlighting

Mike, I guess, with hindsight, you might want to edit your previous post so that it gives a different interpretation.

Cheers - John

Mike Harding · Guru

John: No I don't wish to edit my post.

And: just because you google something and find a definition doesn't make it the wisdom of the god's. Perhaps a little less googling would be good?

And: you will observe I put quotation marks around the word "spotlighted".

And: DD is clearly weird.

And: am I, or anyone, really likely to suggest an 11 year old boy go out at night on a holiday trip with his grandad and kill protected native animals? Unless, of course, the boy and grandad are Aboriginal.

The Belmont Bear · Guru

YBlues Man wrote:
Lithgow has a great firearms museum ,my grandson loved it,..........for a few hours anyway.

I agree Blues Man the small arms factory museum is probably worth a visit.

Dont worry Mike not all of us thought that your suggestion about spotlighting and the making of bows, arrows and catapaults was all meant to be in the one activity. biggrin Ignore DD hes just looking for you to bite.....

BB

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

We stay here atleast twice a year . Great for kids . http://lakelyellrecreationpark.com.au/services/

Greg 1 · Guru

A short hop down the road is Bathurst and the National Racing Museum at the entry to the Bathurst circuit. Really worth a visit. Was also going to suggest the small arms museum. Lithgow Small Arms Factory produced many of the weapons used in WW2 for the Australian forces.