Summer allows us many opportunities to get out of the house for many adventures including a day trip a few days a week. These simple trips can be to a park that is 30-45 minutes way to meet up with friends we haven’t seen all school year or to a beach or amusement park within 2 hours of our house.
Keeping things prepared ahead of time makes things less stressful on the day of the trip. Here’s what I do to prepare for a Summer Day Trip.
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One really good thing about homeschooling has been the number of families we have met over the years which has allowed us to find some very unique parks, playgrounds and splash pads to play at! You see we have been invited to several park date playgroups which may have been started by MOPS groups or CC group moms. Since I am friends with mom’s in various groups we get invited to each park date play group every Summer which has allowed us to experience many new parks, playgrounds and splash pads in Miami Valley!
This year we decided to share the park locations that we love in order for more families to discover these playgrounds, natural play areas, and splash pads for yourself. Our goal is to share a new park with you each week all Summer long. The location may be near or a little far from us but if I am willing to drive over 30 minutes then you know it’s well worth it!
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Today we are sharing our visit to City Park in Tipp City, Ohio! This park is a wonderful place to visit no matter what the season since there are so many places to be in the shade as well as many benches to rest.
The first piece of equipment my children ran to get on was the Teeter Totter! My youngest son may have only seen this type of equipment one other time in his life! I love that my children can play on playground equipment like when I was a child.
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With both the heat and humidity of a Midwest Summer Day it’s important to have a list of ways to cool off on a hot Summer Day. Since we have four children and two dogs we like to be sure and have a variety of ideas for everyone to enjoy.
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I love the outdoors and nature. I jokingly tell my family I’m going to pitch a tent out back and live there a few days a week! I am currently working on making a platform to pitch our 4 person tent on for backyard camping. This will allow for an even surface for the tent as well as off the ground in case of rain. If you have been putting off taking your children camping then you should consider starting with backyard camping!
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