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My baby loves trees
My baby loves trees
There is a big maple tree in front of our house. When we moved in we decided that the children's rooms should look out over the tree. From both their rooms they can see the leaves rustling in the breeze and it is so pretty. We also thought the tree would shade the rooms in the summer but there was an unexpected benefit.
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10 Things for the Best Car Camping Trip Ever
10 Things for the Best Car Camping Trip Ever
By Heidi Ahrens,Play Outdoors
This summer you may be planning to partake in the great tradition of car camping, along with numerous other families who are taking advantage of the warmer days. When it comes to camping, preparedness is directly related to enjoyment -- follow the advice of our Top 10 list and you’re sure to have a truly wonderful time.
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Stinky business..
How to do compost
In Toronto there is a strike going on in the city. The city worker strike visually hits the hardest by the lack of garbage collection. You really see how much we depend on waste management when no one is picking up our garbage. Needless to say, people in Toronto are angry, and all kinds of allegations and rumors about composting and garbage are being reported.
For me I think this garbage strike reminds us how much waste each household produces. It reminds us to think more about limiting our waste. Before the strike, we started composting. (started in May). I have to say both friends and hubby were skeptical of our garden composting. One of the things they said was that it would attract mice, rats and raccoons. After two months of composting I am happy to report that none of the predictions have come true. No mice and no raccoons have been attacking our compost.
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By Matthew (MJ) Kurs-Lasky
I want to tell you about the exciting new KaBOOM! Play Day program, and how your community can get involved to make play a priority.
KaBOOM! is the national non-profit bringing play back into the lives of children. At KaBOOM! we passionately believe that play has purpose, and that unstructured play, in particular, helps make children happier, fitter, smarter, more socially adept, and creative.
Host a Play Day and you’ll be a hero with the kids in your community! By advocating and celebrating play you’re sending the message that it’s important to get outdoors and be active and that play has purpose in children’s lives.
Getting Older Kids Outside
By Marghanita Hughes
When I was young I was rarely inside. I had a carefree childhood thanks to my wonderful nature loving, artistic parents.
I believe, the time I have spent outdoors with my children when they were very young has created habits that are both healthy for their bodies and healthy for nature. It’s kept them interested and fuelled the need to be outdoors whether it’s skiing; playing volleyball in the backyard; going mountain biking in the forest; pulling up fresh potatoes from the veggie patch or simply sitting under the shade of a large Ponderosa tree reading, If we can engage children at a young age they will develop good habits that will carry on through their lifetime.
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Nature is everywhere; you just have to embrace it
In our outdoor playgroup in Toronto, we explore urban nature. I was lucky to get to know Christie, and her two kids. Even though Christie lives in very urban Amsterdam, she probably lives more in touch with nature than most because she lives on a houseboat in the city. For me this illustrates how close nature can be wherever we are, even in a big urban environment.
This is the beauty with fresh air living. Nature is everywhere; you just have to embrace it.
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