Do you struggle to get your kids outside because you have a yard the size of a postage stamp? Or maybe you don’t have a yard at all! Yeah, I remember those days. The apartment with just a boring concrete balcony. The community grass area that you CANNOT leave any toys on or the lawnmowing […]
Summertime is the time to go big, travel, and make once in a lifetime family memories. Or that’s what everybody says. So what if you’re not lucky enough to have a week of paid vacation? Or the idea of planning and packing for a big family trip is so stressful that it throws you into […]
Princesses and superheros. They are everywhere. There is nothing wrong with the occasional princess and superhero but kids need some imaginative variety in their dressup closet. So enters the Do-it-yourself tentacles and tails. Supplies Pool noodles 3/4” PVC pipe Drill & drill bits Saw Knife Rope, string or cord This is a very flexible […]
Raise of hands: Do you ever read a fantastic blog post or catch a video on Facebook and say “Wow, that looks exciting/so healthy/essential I need to do it! …. And then you never do anything. Yes, me! All. The. Time! So when you learn about the zillion ways the outdoors are good for you […]
Chocolate covered poop. Yeah, that really is how we introduce things around here. Last week, that is how we introduced you to our 3 steps for getting outside. Well in the logical progression, this week welcomes Step 2 – Learn a Skill. *To read more about Step 1 and chocolate covered poop jump over here. […]
SAFETY….. Cue the 80’s synthesizer music, big hair, cheesy plot lines and not-so-dramatic acting. That is what comes to mind for most of corporate America when a person gets a memo reminding them of the “safety training” they must attend tomorrow-thirty. No one wants to go to a safety training! But that is one of […]
I’m bored. There’s nothing to do outside. I hate walking. Why do we have to hike? Familiar? I love to let my kids run wild outside but some days an organized activity is the only thing to get them moving. Enter Nature Bingo! Easy and familiar. These cards feature items found just about everywhere. […]
Up up down down left right left right B A………. If you didn’t play video games in the 1980’s or 90’s, this phrase sounds more like the crappy directions your aunt Sally gave you to find her favorite fishin’ hole than anything useful. But as any kid who played video games will know, this is […]
On my list of least favorite things to do, going outside with my 5 children on a cold, rainy night in December falls somewhere between cleaning oatmeal out of my toddler’s ear and finding the remote control for the television. In all honesty, I would probably rather watch MacGyver. Diffusing bombs with ballpoint pens is […]
It’s here! You need a super special gift for that super special someone. And of course you want it to be an outdoor gift, a gift that will encourage them to adventure and enjoy the benefits of extra time outside. Ok, maybe that isn’t your top criteria for gift selection but I think you would […]