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Color Walks with Kids and a Camera

July 21, 2010

Color walks are soooooo easy. They are perfect for any age. When my children were younger, finding colors provided a great opportunity for learning identification. Now they are pointing out different shades and patterns in the colors! Color walks are not a new idea. I first read it in Fun Outdoor Activities (a guest blog [...]

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Tanaka Farms Cookout Tour: Learn to Eat Your Veggies

June 17, 2010

The Tanaka Farms Cookout Tour was my first blogger event as part of my gig as Play Mom blogger over at OCFamily.com. My family experienced a complimentary cookout tour and now I can share the experience with you firsthand. I’m getting very familiar with produce fresh from the farm since we joined our CSA in [...]

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California Scenario: A Sculpture Garden Inspiring Play

June 4, 2010

California Scenario looks and feels like a unique park, but it is actually a sculpture by Isamu Noguchi. My husband and I first discovered it back in college, but until this weekend I wasn’t aware of its artistic significance. We took the kids for a visit because we thought it was a place to play. [...]

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Pitcher Park in Orange: For Fairy Fun and A Foot Pedal Fountain

May 15, 2010

Pitcher Park in Orange is a welcoming corner park filled with lush gardens, fruiting trees, and a relaxing picnic area. It’s also a historical treasure and home to Pixies in the Park – A Fairy Party. I first read about this wonderful party last year on the Tiny Oranges blog written by my friend, Jennifer. [...]

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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): Get Fresh Local Produce

April 30, 2010

We just joined a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program in Orange County. We directly pay the farmer and he/she provides us with one week worth of local organic produce. Now our fruits and veggies don’t travel miles to us — we just travel a few miles for pick-up. I took the above photo with my [...]

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Keep Our Parks Buzzing (Guest Post by The Little Humbugs)

April 20, 2010

Play parks full of beautiful flowers and plants attract certain insects and birds. Bees, butterflies and other insects fly through leaves and petals taking pollen from one plant to the next, and pollinating the plants throughout the park. Just like human children, the Little Humbugs love to visit parks, play on the swings, smell the [...]

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Strawberry Fields and Festivals: Sweet Red Goodness For The Picking

March 24, 2010

Strawberry season! A detour to the Carlsbad strawberry fields brought a rush of memories from a childhood filled with the decidedly California fruit which thrives along the coast. Rows upon rows of the plants with dark green shiny leaves and beautiful white blossoms fill crop land from San Diego north to Monterey Bay. From the [...]

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Top Ten Outdoor Presents for Southern California Family and Friends

December 15, 2009

Outdoor presents are the best. If you don’t believe me, read the Grass Stain Guru’s “Dear Santa” letter. But how can you wrap up play days and deliver them to your family or friends? Experiences are what it’s all about when it comes to the following gift ideas. I would be so happy to receive [...]

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Glorious, Messy Pomegranate Play

November 5, 2009

Pomegranate play is one of my best childhood memories and the ultimate in playing with your food. In California, neighborhoods and backyards hold fruit-filled treasure trees of citrus, plums, peaches, avocados and even pomegranates. Now Trader Joe’s sells pomegranate seeds already plucked from their reddish-orb home. “Back in the olden days” things weren’t so easy. [...]

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