Outdoor Fun and Games
Camping with Kids: an Inspiration
Fri, 04/17/2009 - 23:03 — Beata AntoszekNature: Your Inspiration and Healer
Do you feel sad and lonely sometimes? Did you lose the spark in your eyes? It happens to the best of us. What you need is some nature therapy.
Get away, go camping for the weekend. Nature has the powers to awaken you, to heal you, to nourish your spirit. Reconnect with yourself and your inner child. Stop the racing thoughts in your mind. Relax and breathe deeply. Let nature inspire you and calm you down. Remember, as an adult you need some freedom. Freedom from everyday routine, work and chores.
Perhaps rekindle your art interests that were long forgotten. While in the great outdoors you can feel it again in your soul. Is it music, is it painting or photography? Make a mental note. Notice the sounds, notice the pictures. What did you like doing when you were a kid?
Let your kids run wild for a few minutes. It is not the end of the world, they need some freedom, too. The best yet, go running with them. Play tag, go swimming, go hiking. There is nobody watching you...and if they are, it is OK. Let your hair down for a day or two. Your kids will appreciate it, too. Perhaps they also forgot the playful side of you.
Some call it escape from reality, I call it going back to your roots. What is important in your life, what will you remember when you get old: playing with your kids or your job?
Watch the video and get inspired...
Nature: Your Inspiration and Healer
Do you feel sad and lonely sometimes? Did you lose the spark in your eyes? It happens to the best of us. What you need is some nature therapy.
Get away, go camping for the weekend. Nature has the powers to awaken you, to heal you, to nourish your spirit. Reconnect with yourself and your inner child. Stop the racing thoughts in your mind. Relax and breathe deeply. Let nature inspire you and calm you down. Remember, as an adult you need some freedom. Freedom from everyday routine, work and chores.
Family Canoe Camping
Sun, 07/25/2010 - 22:27 — Beata Antoszek
Many parents would like to know how old a child should be before getting into a canoe. The truth is that it has more to do with parents’ canoe skills than the age of the child. If the parents are experienced canoeists then canoeing with one-year old would be safe and had been successfully done before.
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Kids Hiking Boots
Sat, 07/03/2010 - 09:14 — Beata Antoszek
Hiking is a very popular activity while camping. Whether going for a simple walk or doing some serious backpacking, it is a great way to explore and children love it.
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US National Fishing and Boating Week
Sat, 07/03/2010 - 02:16 — Beata AntoszekThis year June 6-14 is the US National Fishing and Boating Week.
Read my tips on fishing with kids.
Canadian National Fishing Week
Sat, 07/03/2010 - 02:07 — Beata AntoszekThis year July 3-11 is the National Fishing Week in Canada.
Read the tips on fishing with kids.
Let's Go Outside-Stone Crafts-The Little Humbugs
Tue, 06/08/2010 - 03:55 — Beata AntoszekIn this lovely video you can learn how to make stone art with your kids. This craft can be as easily made at home as at your campsite. All you need is hot stones (you can get them warmed up over the campfire- parental help is required) and wax crayons. Viola! Hot stone art is ready.
Stargazing for Campers
Thu, 06/03/2010 - 23:28 — Beata Antoszek
Stargazing and camping go hand in hand. Where else can you see the stars so clearly? City lights make seeing stars very difficult if not impossible. I must say that I have never managed to see the Milky Way before going out to the countryside. But what can be more beautiful than the summer sky filled with twinkling stars? August brings us meteor showers with shooting stars to wish upon. How romantic. But it is also an opportunity for some education.
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Join the Great American Backyard Campout
Mon, 05/03/2010 - 23:16 — Beata AntoszekThis year again National Wildlife Federation is promoting Great American Backyard Campout on June 26-27, 2010. You can register online to participate and you will get tips and recipes in return.
Of course you do not HAVE to register to be a part of it. Just gather your kids, neighbours and take out your tent and you are ready. Actually, this can be a great preparation for the camping season, just before the summer vacation starts. So air out your tent or buy a new one if you need it and learn how to set it up for the fist time.
See my "7 Rules of Selecting Great Family Camping Tent".
This year again National Wildlife Federation is promoting Great American Backyard Campout on June 26-27, 2010. You can register online to participate and you will get tips and recipes in return.
What is Geocaching
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 03:04 — Beata AntoszekDid you ever wonder what is geocaching? Now you know!
Would you like to know what you need to start? How about a GPS device solely dedicated to geocaching?
Did you ever wonder what is geocaching? Now you know!
Would you like to know what you need to start? How about a GPS device solely dedicated to geocaching?
Geocaching for Families
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 02:52 — Beata Antoszek
Geocaching becomes more and more popular with campers, but what is it? You might think of it as hi-tech treasure hunt combined with orienteering. In geo caching a GPS device is used to hide and find hidden objects or clues for the next location. The geo caching may take a form of a game or an adventure for the whole family.
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Nature Adventure
Sun, 01/31/2010 - 01:35 — Beata AntoszekThis is a really sweet video about 4th graders re-discovering the outdoors and their own roots at a program organized by Mark Morey's Institute for Natural Learning.
Get inspired!
This is a really sweet video about 4th graders re-discovering the outdoors and their own roots at a program organized by Mark Morey's Institute for Natural Learning.
Get inspired!
Best Ways to Watch Wildlife at Night
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 03:34 — Beata Antoszek
So you are taking your kids on the camping adventure. What could be more adventurous than watching some wildlife after dark?
Here are some tips:
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Canoe Sledding
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 02:04 — Beata AntoszekAnd you thought that canoes were for paddling on water!
Enjoy watching it but do not try it at home without helmets, padding and other precautions.
And you thought that canoes were for paddling on water!
Enjoy watching it but do not try it at home without helmets, padding and other precautions.
