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El Toro Park in Lake Forest: Tidepools Without the Tide

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El Toro Park got press from the Orange County Register a day after its grand opening in September, where reporter Erika Ritchie gives a great run-down of Lake Forest plans.  We went to visit pretty soon after reading the article and found the playground surrounded by orange fencing and blocked off for play. It took [...]

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Thanksgiving Family Play Ideas 2010

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Here’s a favorite holiday post from last year . . . Coming up with Thankgiving play ideas might not have made your “To Do” list this week. I reached back into my play memory vault and came up with a few options ranging from a holiday picnic to family day hikes.  Remember to keep “rules” [...]

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Arroyo Park Serves Up Shade for Picnics

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Arroyo Park in Yorba Linda is right off Yorba Linda Boulevard sharing the parking lot with a police substation. There’s a wide expanse of grass which serve as soccer fields. I saw a family using the empty field as a place to run and play. The adults led the way along the chalk lines and [...]

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Make Playing Outside a Habit in 30 Days

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We’re playing outside almost every day of the week: visiting parks, going on nature hikes, relaxing at the beach. At some point the laundry must get done, the bills must be paid, and the dishwasher needs some loading and unloading. As a kid, I used to go on long bike rides and play away from [...]

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I’m Bringing Nature Play Club to You!

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Remember a few weeks ago when I made a  BIG announcement about a BIG Nature Play Club open to all?  Well, we had our first outing on October 13th with only ONE taker. “Why?” I asked myself. Well, it was a school day. It might have been nap time? You could have already committed to [...]

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