Usually, I don't do a lot to facilitate my kids' outdoor play. My kids use the materials in our yard to create their own play. Recently, they have been busy with what they call their kitchen or science experiments. It's their self made mud pie kitchen. The materials we have on hand are ...
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Favorite Summer Family Memories
What are your favorite summer memories?This was our first summer with four kids. In case you didn't already know, last summer we had only one child. Four kids home all day long, no summer camp for us. This is the reason I have been absent from blogging all summer. I missed sharing and ...
Simple Beach Play
Many families will be going to the beach this summer. The beach is the perfect environment for unstructured play for kids. The sand, water, and an addition of a bucket and shovel are a perfect recipe for play. My family recently enjoy a mini beach vacation to the shores of Texas Gulf. We had ...
Simple Backyard Play
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of playing in the backyard with my siblings. I cherish the memories I am creating with my children in our little backyard. The backyard is nothing fancy yet we make something fantastical out of it. They mix up a batch of mud soup. They throw ...
Outdoor Play & Healing
Outdoor play has improved my children's emotional well being. I have no data to prove it. I know it in my heart when I observe my children playing outdoors. I see it in how they have grown in positive ways during our time together as a family. Outdoor play advocates like Richard Louv support ...