| With the weather finally starting to cool down, now | | | | baggies with you to collect leafs, rocks or pinecones. |
| is a great time to go outside and play with your kids. | | | | When you get back home you and your child can |
| Not only is the sunshine and fresh air good for | | | | make a leaf collage or use all objects to recreate a |
| everyone in the family, but playing outside is also a | | | | forest scene in an old shoebox. |
| great way to get some exercise. Here are some | | | | Dig Out The Roller-skates |
| ideas for you and your kids. | | | | Do you remember how much fun you had |
| Ride Bikes | | | | roller-skating when you were a kid? Dig out the roller |
| When was the last time you took a bike ride through | | | | skates or roller blades and get out there. You can |
| the neighbor hood? Riding bikes is a great way to | | | | find a smooth sidewalk to ride, or consider visiting a |
| spend some quality time with your kids outside after | | | | skating ring with the whole family. Roller-skating is |
| work. Dust off your old bike, put helmets on | | | | another great way for the entire family to spend |
| everyone and go out for a bike ride. You can also go | | | | some time outside together. You can push very |
| on a longer ride on the weekends. Check with your | | | | young children around in a stroller or have your |
| local bike shop or the city's parks and recreation | | | | preschooler ride a tricycle while the rest of the family |
| department about trails that are family friendly. Pack | | | | skates. |
| a few sandwiches and fill up those water bottles and | | | | Explore A New Park Or Playground |
| you are ready for a ride and a picnic. | | | | Grab a map or make a call to your local park and |
| Go On A Nature Walk | | | | recreation office and find a new park or playground |
| A nature walk is a fun way to spend some time with | | | | you can all explore together. Spend an hour or two |
| your child outside. It is also a perfect opportunity to | | | | at the playground, go for a walk on the trails in of a |
| teach him about nature, lifecycles, the climate and | | | | new park, or pack a few sandwiches for an easy |
| more. If you have binoculars, take them with you for | | | | picnic in the park. You never know what you may |
| a close up view of any wildlife you may come across. | | | | have been missing until you start exploring all the |
| Even a squirrel becomes an interesting viewing object | | | | different parks and playgrounds in your area. |
| with binoculars. Take some small plastic or paper | | | | |