What would you put in a Famous Five adventure kit?

[SavoyCabbage]

My dd has asked for a kit like the Famous Five would have on their adventures for her ninth birthday.

She has specified
'field glasses'
Torch
Spare batteries 'in case I am down a mine shaft'
Whistle

Any ideas what else I could put in? And what should I put it all in?

[sassytheFIRST]

Ginger beer of course!!

A notebook with pencil attached by a piece of string

Groucho Marx glasses etc for disguise

[FireOverBabylon]

Toy Sheepdog
Plasters
Camping saucepan - I seem to remember that Ann (?) was always playing house when they went camping
Rug - always used in place of sleeping bags from what I recall

[CaptainNancy]

What sassy said!
All in a little haversack- canvas if you can find it.
Waterproof trousers?
Morse code and semaphore alphabets printed out and laminated would be handy.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Brilliant idea!

Magnifying glass
Ginger beer
Old fashioned sweets such as humbugs to sustain her on her adventures
Old maps with Xs marked on them
String

[HazeltheMcWitch]

Am sure you'd need a magnifying glass. In case you needed to start a fire.

[dinkystinky]

Jar of strawberry jam for jam sandwiches

Compass

Penknife

[SavoyCabbage]

Yes! To all of these ideas! I am excited about it now.

And a screw of paper with salt and pepper, for the tomatoes.

She says she doesn't need rope as 'Julian has it round his waist'

[fuzzpig]

Oh this is awesome. My nostalgia muscles are twitching :o

You need to put chalk in. This is essential for marking your way in a cave so you don't get lost, dontcha know :)

Also a notebook and pencil for scribble emergency notes.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Yes to chalk. How about a magnet to pull keys under doors and help George escape?

And don't forget a few doggy snacks for Timmy.

And some of cook's currant buns.

[DameFannyGallopsAtaGhost]

A reel of invisible thread with a fish hook for working out how deep the well is or picking up the clue that's on the ledge below her?

[SavoyCabbage]

I wonder if I can find a stone that is chalk-like stone.

I have found a canvas back pack on eBay.

[nothruroad]

I think I love your daughter! What a great idea.

[weblette]

A handkerchief to use to signal danger etc,

[tinierclanger]

If you know anyone who lives in Sussex they should be able to send you a chalk stone :)

[WearingGreen]

I was going to say compass but I've a feeling George can tell where north is using the sun and a watch so that might not be necessary. You may need a sheet of paper to slide under doors for extracting keys. Can she make the sound of an owl? If not you could include an owl call for signalling at night. Also a piece of card to go over the torch for signalling. Slabs of cake. Money for ices and milk from the farm, although Julian might be in charge of that.

[DinosaursOnASpaceship]

Hard boiled eggs!

[CaptainNancy]

Today I thought of cocoa.

[SavoyCabbage]

I am going to use all of these. I think I will get her a compass. I am going to go to the camping shop on Monday. She could make her own packed lunch for a week with all the boiled eggs, current buns, ginger beer etc.

She can't do an owl call but she knows a boy who can and he has been trying to teach her. Dh would probably suggest an app that could make one. He doesn't get all this at all! Can you get owl call whistles.

I think I need disguises. Headscarf maybe. Definitely glasses.

[CPtart]

A flask of Aunt Fanny's hot soup or bottles of homemade lemonade which they were always making!

[CPtart]

....or was that that the Secret Seven??

[SavoyCabbage]

No that's the FF. I know as sometimes dd will come up to me and say

'Aunt Fanny, Uncle Quentin has to go on a scientist conference so you will have to go with him. Don't worry about us. We will go off to the moors and camp for the week. Byeee'

[MissPricklePants]

Oh what a brilliant idea! A toy spaniel? (Timmy was a spaniel iirc?)

[CPtart]

No I think Timmy was a collie?

[MissPricklePants]

I am certain he was a spaniel...I will google!

[MissPricklePants]

hmmm google says Timmy was a mongrel dog, seems we are both wrong! what series of books by Enid Blyton have a spaniel in?!