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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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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Summer time just screams BEACH to me which is a rare thing at our house since we live in Ohio. Our beaches are part of our lakes and State Parks so reading about beaches is something we can do so we can imagine we are there anytime. We have had the privilege of visiting Deer Creek State Park, Hueston Woods State Park, Maumee Bay State Park, and Lake Loramie State Park which all have lakes with beaches. I realize that it’s not exactly the same as an ocean beach but for now it’s the closet thing that we’ve got and we will take it!
If you are like us and long to learn all about the beach be sure to check out these beach books for toddlers and preschoolers.
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Do you like to go camping? Are you itching to get out and explore the great outdoors? Is Winter giving you the blues? Not enough snow to send the kids outside? Too low temps to safely play outside? What does any stir crazy,outdoor loving, cabin fevered mom do? Get ready for warmer temps by finding Ways to Beat the Winter Blues! In this multi-post series I will share with you some ideas to get your family ready for Spring and Summer by taking simple steps now. I will share a variety of easy craft and DIY projects to inspire you and prepare you for the seasons ahead!
This is sort of an odd post for me really. Why? Well, my hubby doesn’t like to camp or at least the one camping trip with a 1 yr. old/pouring down rain and tornado warnings did not go very well! Trying to keep a newer walking tot dry and clean was near impossible. But I digress because we did buy a tent last year. The kids used it for backyard camping. I thought we could trying camping again this year if we bought a larger or 2nd tent, but now that I am pregnant not sure if that will happen. (edited to say that this post was written in 2013!) I am not currently pregnant, lol.
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It still feels like Summer in my neck of the woods but I am starting to think about Fall! With all the things to enjoy before Summer ends it’s nice to have some simple recipes for Summer. We are wrapping up our Summer by going on some trips which we will share all about them in the coming weeks. I am also planning some new blog series to go along with some new homeschool ideas so stay tuned for more great things for your family.
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