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Outdoor play

Make a Splash!

August 19, 2010

Do me a favor? Make a splash!! Ready? ONE! TWO! THREE! Wooo-hoooo! That was so much fun! Let’s do it AGAIN! Ready? ONE! TWO! THREE! So what’s it gonna be? A cannonball? A high dive? A belly flop? Those all qualify. Or make a figurative splash and dive into something new and exciting!

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Cardboard Magic: A Boat That’s Not a Boat and A Plane To Make Imagination Soar

July 29, 2010

My recipe for Cardboard Magic: Mix one grown husband with 2 kids and a large cardboard box. Instruct husband on sharp object safety. Cover eyes and try not to think about it. Leave the premises. MacGyver strikes again! I escaped to run a few errands and came back to find a cardboard plane sitting in [...]

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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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10 Ideas for Spring Break Family Fun Away From The Crowds

April 2, 2010

Sometimes families face challenges planning their kids spring break. If you have school-age kids, they’re home. If you don’t then you’re fighting crowds to do the things you normally do without competing with the droves of school kids. I have a particularly vivid memory of driving the kids to Legoland during spring break last year [...]

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Water Painted Rocks: Who Knew?

March 29, 2010

My daughter LOVES to paint and I LOVE her artwork. I even wrote a post about our painting adventures last summer. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the time to set up for real painting session. We are usually only home for short spurts during the day. We’ve done “water painting” inside on the kitchen floor [...]

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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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Outdoor Play Activities for Cold Weather

December 13, 2009

Outdoor play activities can be challenging when it’s chilly. Cold weather in California isn’t really that cold. Still, it’s tough to convince my friends with kids to get outside and play when rain threatens. I guess we’re spoiled by great beach and park play day weather. Outdoor time is still important. Remember how good it [...]

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Dance Moves on the Blacktop

November 16, 2009

My preschooler and I walk my 2nd grader to school most days. I enjoy getting outdoors even when it’s a little chilly and the fresh morning air starts my day off right. I love hearing the kids giggles and screams while they are playing. They warm up for their school day with tetherball, swings, various [...]

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Hoop Rolling and Other Old Time Games

September 15, 2009

Hoop Rolling (or Hoop Trundling) in the Early 1900′s Hoop rolling looks like my kind of game. I took this photograph in the school room of the Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest, California. I was so intrigued by the tools and idea of the games. In researching this post, I found out that [...]

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