Play Ideas

We played at the playground associated with this Playground Rules sign.  My husband took the kids ahead of me while I grabbed our coats from the car. It was a …

I’m a beach baby. A California girl.  And now I have proof (see photo above)!  My parents just scanned a huge stack of our old photos and I’m LOVING all …

I’m that natural tour guide type who highlights points of interest or meaningless trivia everywhere I go. Turns out, I may be relaying the wrong information every time I open …

I just taught my 3rd grader how to write a letter about California State Parks closures.  I thought it was a valuable lesson in social studies, persuasive letter writing, and …

We visited a park that we’ve been to many, many times and we saw a new sight. I love it when that happens! Hidden behind the trees and sculptured landscaping …

This post on taking in community outreach was inspired by my #playoutdoors friend, Caro Webster, who wrote about: The power of “people variety” in a child’s life on her beautiful …

I know school moms, blogger moms, taekwon-do moms, do-it-all moms, and take-it-easy moms.  I know moms who: write; photograph; coach; teach; lead; style; sell; appraise; volunteer; play; train; support; design; …

What do I do when I’m feeling like a busy little bee — overwhelmed with the silly everyday “chores” that I blow up into “stresses and struggles”?  You know what …

Can you guess what we did? We played! Big time. The first weekend of Spring Break was spent on a quick road trip exploring the foothills around Tucson. I didn’t …

Reflection is permissible in nature. There’s time to see something from more than one angle. I gain perspective looking at things upside down and backwards. Ever since Lindsey from Photospeak …