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Bringing that festival feeling home…

There are so many awesome music festivals for families in the summer, but sometimes you just can’t drive for hours to hear cool music and dance with strangers who become friends. Still, it’s easy to bring that festival feeling to your own backyard! Just round up your family, friends, favourite food and of course, music. That might sound like a regular backyard barbeque, and maybe it kinda is, but you can still inject the zest of the fest into the smallest of summer get-togethers. Here’s how:

1. Host a potluck on the grass instead of an indoor dinner party or a sit-down barbeque. As well as giving you less work to do, not knowing what’s for dins gives you some of the unpredictability that you find at festivals.  Read more...

Rounding up some cool ideas for exploring in your own backyard.

Summer is (finally) here, and at Bunch we are ready to get outside and explore! This outdoor toy and gear roundup has everything your kids will need to become expert explorers, scientists and botanists in your own backyard.

1. Backyard Safari Birdwatching Kit

This bird watching kit has everything for the budding ornithologist in each of us.  Binoculars, tripod, field guide and three types of bird call whistles will help to attract and identify our feathered friends.

Image via Toys R Us.

2. National Geographic Explorer Kit

A must have for the general explorer in every family. Binoculars, a compass, magnifying glass and an LED flashlight keep kids oriented and engaged.

Image via National Geographic.

3. Do and Discover Insect Collecting Kit

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How to host a summer campfire in your backyard

Last week we gave you all the tools for hosting an outdoor movie night in your backyard. This week at Camp Bunchland, it’s all about gathering the family in the backyard and toasting your toes (and some s’mores) by a campfire. Imagine coming home from work, loosening your tie and then sitting around a crackling fire in your own backyards.

Fire it up

First things first, check into backyard campfire laws in your city. Chances are to keep things nice and legal (not to mention safe) you’ll need to purchase a fire pit. Here are some we like:

Ball of fire outdoor fireplace, $299.99. Stainless steel fire pit, $730.84. Fire dish, $2,279. Portable fire pit, $131.71.  Read more...