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  • What Happens When Your World Bans Play and You're the One Blamed for Bad Parenting?
  • This Was My Backyard, My Childhood
  • Summer Play Keepers: 4 Ways to Record Your Play Adventures
  • Point-and-Shoot Nature Photography Class with John "Verm" Sherman
  • Fed Up with Frenzy Book Review
  • Boredom is NOT Boring
  • Nothing Is Better
  • Where Mommies Dare to Play
  • Just a Mom
  • Speaking Out Against Shut Up Toys
  • Take Kids on a Spring Blossom Walk
  • Sour Grass Soup and the Boa Constrictor Song
  • Unstructured Play with Cardboard Boxes
  • Bean Bags Don't Bounce
  • Draw a Lego and Build
  • Playing Board Games Without Rules
  • Weekend Play Plans
  • Mainstream Nature: 3 Easy Ways to Bring the Outdoors Into Your Home Life
  • Stranded - The Book for Kids by Survivor Host Jeff Probst and Author Chris Tebbetts
  • Planning Summer Fun For Kids
  • Top 5 Things You Need to Know to Navigate FunOrangeCountyParks.com
  • What Dads Know About Play Time and the Hard Work of Parenting
  • Love in Nature
  • They Might Not Come Home
  • The Last Sunset of 2012 and 10 Simple Outdoor Resolutions
  • Crafty Kids: How to Make a Flower Centerpiece Craft
  • Permission to Play for Grown-Ups
  • Competition and Kids: Olympics Bring to Mind a Classic Parental Question
  • Life and Play
  • Why?
  • Rain, Rain, Go and Play
  • It's a Climb
  • Natural Connections
  • As Free as Heidi
  • Guess the Game: Odds and Ends
  • 8 Summer Firsts
  • Amateur Naturalist: Hovering Helicopter Seeds
  • Local Mom Writes "I am Flippish!" for Her Son (Giveaway)
  • Cute Little Goslings and Ducklings
  • I'm in Love with My Legs
  • Do Playground Rules Require Playground Police?
  • Misnomers and Mistakes

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"The Park Lady"

My name is Michele Whiteaker and I'd love for you to think of me as your personal Play Concierge. Humbly sharing playful OC outdoor places to fit your tight budget through this unofficial and free community resource filled with time-tested recommendations from parents/caregivers like you.

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