Weekly Quests

Backyard Basecamp turns your own yard into a genuine first camp. Families pitch a tent or rig a tarp, make it cozy inside, and spend a couple of hours reading, snacking, and telling stories under the open sky. It is Week 3 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar, and it earns every kid the Backyard Camper badge.

The Backyard Campout is Week 39 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a one-night sleep under the open sky that turns your own yard into the first page of a longer story. Families earn the Backyard Expedition badge by showing up, setting up, and paying attention to the world right outside their door. Simple as that, and worth every minute.

Backyard Wildlife Watch is Week 33 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a 45-minute adventure that turns your own yard, park, or neighborhood into a living field guide. Grab water, comfortable shoes, and a willingness to slow down, and your family will be surprised by how much is already out there waiting to be noticed. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Wildlife Watcher badge.

Week 51 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew to the driveway for 90 minutes of hands-on preparation: building or refreshing a seasonal car kit that fits your region, your roads, and the adventures still ahead. It is a simple afternoon project that builds real confidence and earns your family the Road Ready badge in the Outside app.

Hammer, wire, or simply hang a feeder — this week's Outside quest turns a few hours of backyard building into a season-long friendship with your local birds. Families earn the Backyard Builder badge and a handmade reason to step outside every morning.

Build a Bug Observation Jar is Week 45 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a 45-minute backyard adventure that teaches kids to look closely, handle living things gently, and let them go. Families catch a glimpse of the insect world, then set it free and walk away with something that lasts longer than any souvenir.

Quest 21 asks your family to build a Go-Bag Lite together: a light, capable outing pack loaded with water, snacks, a first-aid kit, a light source, and a few basic tools. Ninety minutes of planning and packing gives every member of the family a real role and a real reason to head out the door. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Ready Pack badge.

Week 37 of the Outside family quest calendar invites families to spend an hour together building a home weather kit, turning practical preparation into a genuine afternoon adventure. Kids learn to think ahead, parents build confidence in their household readiness, and everyone walks away with something useful they made as a team.

Build a Mini Shelter is Week 32 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a 90-minute backyard or trailside challenge where kids and parents construct a working small shelter from sticks, tarps, blankets, or cardboard. It is medium difficulty, earns 400 XP, and unlocks the Shelter Builder badge when completed through the Outside app.

Week 25 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew into the backyard or a sunny trailhead to build a working solar charger station using nothing but sunlight and a little know-how. In about ninety minutes, kids discover that the sun is a genuine power source they can actually use. Complete this quest in the Outside app and earn the Sun Powered badge.

Camp Chair Council is Week 23 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar: a 45-minute outdoor gathering where your family sits together, talks honestly, and builds a simple meeting plan for those rare moments when everyone gets separated. It is easy enough for any family, meaningful enough to remember all summer.

Camp Lantern Story Night is Week 16 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar, a 60-minute Easy adventure where families gather outside by lantern light to share stories, build connection, and earn the Story Keeper badge. No special skills required, just a willingness to sit together and let the night do its work.

Campfire Breakfast is Week 2 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a simple, satisfying challenge that turns an ordinary morning into a genuine outdoor adventure. Families pick a menu, divide up the cooking jobs, and sit down to a meal that tastes better than anything made indoors. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Campfire Cook badge.

Gather your family outside around a fire, lantern, or blanket circle and fill the night with songs, poems, and stories told in your own voices. This easy 45-minute quest builds real connection through the oldest kind of shared entertainment there is. Complete it in the Outside app and earn the Campfire Voice badge.

Cloud Watchers is Week 9 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar: a 30-minute blanket-and-sky adventure that teaches kids three cloud types, a little real meteorology, and the ancient pleasure of finding stories written in the sky. Completed inside the Outside app, it earns families the Sky Reader badge and 150 XP.

Week 42 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew outdoors to build and test a simple cold-weather layering system together. It is an easy 45-minute adventure that ends with warmer kids, a earned badge, and a story worth telling at dinner.

Week 35 of the Outside family quest calendar asks your crew to open the pantry and cook one honest meal from shelf-stable stores. It is a 90-minute adventure that builds real kitchen confidence and earns the Pantry Chef badge in the Outside app.

Week 29 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew to the nearest creek, lake, or river for two hours of genuine discovery. This easy, joyful outing builds real observation skills without any agenda beyond showing up and paying attention. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Water Wanderer badge.

The Emergency Contact Quest turns a simple household task into a genuine family outing: gather your people, head outside, and build the one document that keeps everyone connected when plans go sideways. Forty-five minutes of easy conversation earns your family the Contact Keeper badge in the Outside app. It is the kind of afternoon that feels light and leaves something lasting.

The Family Gratitude Walk is a 45-minute outdoor quest that sends your crew outside to name what they love about their world — and each other. Simple, unhurried, and quietly powerful, it is one of those afternoons that stays with a family long after the shoes come off. Complete it in the Outside app and earn the Grateful Trail badge.

The Family Navigation Quest sends your crew outside to find a nearby destination the old-fashioned way, using landmarks, a simple map, and each other. It is Week 27 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar, rated Medium difficulty, and takes about 90 minutes to complete. Families earn the Trail Finder badge and walk away with a quiet confidence that no app can hand them.

Family Radio Check is Week 34 of Outside's 52-week quest calendar, a 60-minute backyard-to-trail adventure where families test walkie-talkies and backup communication tools together. It builds real confidence and teamwork through play, and every kid walks away feeling like a capable part of the crew.

Finding north is one of the oldest skills a person can own, and kids can pick it up in under an hour. This quest walks families through four methods — phone compass, real compass, shadow stick, and stars — so the knowledge sticks no matter what tools are on hand. Complete it in the Outside app and earn the Compass Rookie badge.

Week 48 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew out to map the real heroes of your neighborhood: fire station, hospital, police station, and emergency shelter. It is a 45-minute walk with a purpose, and families come home knowing their town a little better than when they left.

Week 18 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew on a 45-minute walk through your own home and yard to check fire extinguishers, test smoke alarms, and lock in a family meeting spot. It is practical, it is fast, and it turns a safety drill into an adventure the whole family will actually want to repeat.

First Aid Finder is Week 11 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar. In about 45 minutes, your family gathers the first aid kit, learns what every item does, and picks a spot everyone can find in a hurry. Kids come away knowing they can handle small scrapes and big moments alike.

The Five Trees Challenge is a 60-minute outdoor quest that sends families out to identify five trees or plants near home or a local park. It is Week 22 of Outside's 52-week family adventure calendar, and it earns the Tree Tracker badge. Simple enough for a Sunday afternoon, meaningful enough to remember all season.

Flashlight Night sends families out after dark on a familiar route made suddenly strange and wonderful by shadows, sounds, and the simple act of turning the lights off. It is Week 7 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar and earns the Night Explorer badge. Forty-five minutes is all it takes to change the way your kids see the world they thought they already knew.

The Heat Smart Mission sends your family outside to learn how bodies handle heat, scout your neighborhood's best cooling spots, and come home with a plan that actually sticks. It is Week 41 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar, rated Easy, and takes about 45 minutes to complete in the Outside app.

Week 40 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar sends your crew into the neighborhood to help a neighbor with a small outdoor or home task. It is one of the easiest quests on the calendar and one of the most quietly memorable. Sixty minutes, a pair of comfortable shoes, and a willingness to show up is all it takes.

Golden Hour is one of the simplest quests on the calendar and one of the most memorable: take a short hike or walk at sunrise or sunset and let the light do the rest. Families earn the Golden Hour badge through the Outside app by slowing down, looking closely, and sharing what they notice. This is the kind of afternoon that becomes a family story.

Three knots, one afternoon, and a skill your kids will use for the rest of their lives. The Knot Challenge sends families outside to learn the square knot, the bowline, and the clove hitch, then put each one to real use before heading home.

Week 12 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew to a park you have never visited before. Ninety minutes, a little planning, and a lot of looking around is all it takes to turn an ordinary weekend into a genuine discovery. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Park Explorer badge.

Map Your Neighborhood is Week 17 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a 90-minute walk that turns your own block into new territory worth exploring. Families head outside together, pay close attention, and come home with a hand-drawn map they made themselves. It is one of those afternoons that sticks.

No-Screen Saturday Hour is Week 13 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar — a simple, joyful challenge to spend one full hour outside together with no devices. Families earn the Unplugged badge and 200 XP by exploring, noticing, and sharing what they find. It is one of the most-loved quests on the calendar because the payoff is immediate and the memories last.

One-Mile Wonder Walk is Week 5 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar: a one-hour, easy-rated adventure that turns a familiar neighborhood loop into a genuine treasure hunt. Families walk one mile together, photograph five things they never noticed before, and earn the Mile Marker badge in the Outside app. The best discoveries, it turns out, have been waiting just outside the front door.

Moving dinner outside turns an ordinary weeknight into something the whole family talks about for years. This Outside quest walks families through planning, cooking, and eating a full meal outdoors together, building real kitchen confidence along the way.

Week 28 of the Outside family quest calendar sends your crew outside with tools in hand to repair, tighten, or patch one piece of gear. Sixty minutes of honest work builds real confidence and leaves everyone with something they can point to and say they fixed. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Fix-It Crew badge.

The Outdoor Skills Relay turns your backyard into a friendly competition where kids pack bags, tie knots, haul water, and light lanterns as a team. It is Week 49 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar, built for an afternoon that sticks with everyone long after the gear is put away. Earn the Relay Crew badge by completing the quest inside the Outside app.

The Power Outage Mini Drill turns off the nonessential lights for one hour so your family can practice staying calm, capable, and well-lit using nothing but your backup gear. It is a hands-on confidence builder that feels less like homework and more like a camping night at home. Families who run it once almost always want to do it again.

Rain Walk is Week 20 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a 45-minute adventure that turns a drizzly afternoon into one of the season's best memories. Lace up, head out, and let the rain show your family something it has never noticed before.

Stargazer Night sends your family outside after dark to find three stars, planets, or constellations together. It is one of the simplest quests on the Outside calendar and one of the most memorable. All you need is a clear sky and a willingness to look up.

Sunrise Scout sends families outside before dawn to watch the sky come alive together. It is Week 1 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar, and it earns the Sunrise Seeker badge. A clear eastern view, warm layers, and a thermos of something hot are all you need.

The 24-Hour Light Plan is a 45-minute family quest that turns a simple question into a genuine household discovery: how would your family keep the lights on if the grid went quiet for a day? Completed inside the Outside app, it builds real energy-planning know-how while giving everyone a shared mission they will actually enjoy. Week 30 of the 52-week quest calendar, it earns the Light Keeper badge and 300 XP.

Week 43 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar sends your crew outside with one clear, joyful goal: find a spot worth remembering and take a photo that proves you were there. Sixty minutes, comfortable shoes, and a little curiosity are all you need to earn the Memory Maker badge.

Week 52 of the Outside family quest calendar brings the whole season together in one half-day adventure your family plans and leads yourselves. Using skills built across 51 weeks, you head outside with open eyes, a shared goal, and the confidence that comes from a year spent exploring. Complete the quest in the Outside app to earn the Season One Explorer badge.

Trail Cleanup sends your family outside with a simple, satisfying mission: pick up trash on a local trail, park path, or neighborhood greenway and leave it better than you found it. In about an hour, kids discover that stewardship feels less like a chore and more like an adventure with a visible, tangible reward. This is Week 31 of the Outside 52-week family quest calendar.

Trail Snack Pack is Week 10 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar, where kids take the wheel on planning and packing the perfect trail snack kit. In about 45 minutes, families sort through energy foods, proteins, and treats, portion everything into reusable containers, and zip up a bag ready for the next outing. It is one of those simple builds that pays off every hike after it.

The Water Carry Challenge is a 45-minute family quest that turns a simple bucket of water into a genuine lesson in strength, teamwork, and how essential this resource really is. Families carry water a short distance, feel the weight in their arms and legs, and come home with something better than tired muscles: a story worth telling. Complete this quest inside the Outside app and earn the Water Carrier badge.

Water Detective sends families on a room-by-room search for every faucet, hose bib, and hidden water source in and around the house, then caps the adventure by finding the main shutoff valve together. It is a genuine detective game that quietly builds real home knowledge. Forty-five minutes, a notepad, and a flashlight are all you need.

Weather Ready Weekend is Week 14 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar — a breezy 45-minute adventure that turns a simple weather check into a real planning skill your kids will carry for life. Families read the forecast together, decide what they would need for any condition, and head outside to see how well they called it. Complete the quest in the Outside app and earn the Weather Watcher badge.

The Wildflower Hunt is Week 26 of Outside's 52-week family quest calendar: a 60-minute outdoor adventure where families find and photograph three wildflowers or native plants, earn the Bloom Finder badge, and come home with the quiet satisfaction of having actually looked at the world together.