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Advice from Gavin McInnes

This Toy Rules: Backyard Safari Land Water Habitat and Laser Bug Vac

Gavin McInnes likes to catch bugs

When I was a kid, we’d catch grasshoppers and put them in a grass-filled shoebox with holes poked in the top. You couldn’t see what was going on in there and the only way to check on your prisoners without letting them escape was to wait until they died. When we graduated to frogs and snakes, letting them die in a box is the stuff baby sister’s tears are made of. Even at that early age we knew being an amphibian was not a capital offence so, we’d catch some frogs, stare at their petrified faces for a while, and let them go. BOOOOORIIIIING.

The kids today get something about 360 times cooler. It’s a natural habitat that perfectly mimics the forest and provides a feeding hole you can stick bugs in. We got ours for $25 at WalMart but Amazon always has these things $5 cheaper.

Get Outside

3 Easy Ways To Keep Cool In Your Backyard

Water, water everywhere!

Are the kids getting too much screen time and not enough scream time this summer? Yeah, it’s crazy hot outside, and it sure is tempting to turn up the A/C and sprawl on the couch in front of a Bunchbrary-recommended movie. But it’s entirely possible to get outside and not boil over without hitting the beach, installing a pool or buying your weight in popsicles. Grab the kids, the neighbours and the neighbours’ kids, and check out these backyard games guaranteed to keep you cool! Don’t forget to reapply your sunscreen after every water activity!

1. Water Limbo

Instead of a broomstick or rope, players have to pass underneath a stream of water coming out of a hose. As the jet inches lower each round, everyone has to work their back-bends to avoid getting splashed and losing the game. But if it’s terribly hot out, the real winner might be the wettest one.