When it comes to the most magical time of the year, we know how to romp
Spring really is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” Flowers are sprouting, the breeze is warm and trees are ripe for the climbing. We’ve rounded up our most stellar ideas to help you and your kids to take full advantage of the season — we’ve got you covered, from picnic basket pointers to mud puddle musts.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, FROLICKS AND SHENANIGANS
Want to get outside and give back to your community? Here are five cool ways you and your kids can volunteer this spring. Restoring murals, community garden drop ins, and park clean ups — these ideas are way cooler than a bake sale.
Robins and Cardinals are now hopping all over the place. We put our feathered thinking caps on and came up with some ways you can help a bird build its nest from natural materials.Read more...
Another batch of Etsy treasures, where one of a kind holiday gift options abound.
If you missed it, check out our Etsy Round Up Part 1 and get inspired about finding some amazing Christmas presents from your couch. The hits just keep coming!
For the under 3 crowd:
Teething Toy Moustache
If you got a kick out of Mini Movember, keep the fun going all year with this wooden wonder by teethME.
Screen Printed Sushi Bib and Hat
They might not be skilled with chopsticks yet, (or even their fingers), but this bib and hat set will keep your little dynamite roll clean. By LEFTright.
For the 3 – 6 crowd:
Felt Campfire Playset
Bring the best part of camping inside, all year round. This set comes with 8-inch flames, logs, rocks, a roasting stick with Velcro on the end with stickable hotdog and s’mores set. By kidnaroundcreations. Read more...
4. So yeah, that kid who told Michele Bachmann his gay mom doesn’t need fixing: Should we use kids in politics? With the Bachmann thing, we’d like to believe it was kid coming up with the idea, then getting shy and his mom just encouraging him, not pushing him.
Go! Go! Fight! Fight! Gryffindor will win tonight!
David Beckham. Michael Jordan. Wayne Gretzky. They’re the best of our athletes but they’re no Oliver Wood. Though we go crazy over World Cup matches and Stanley Cup finals, sports without broomsticks just aren’t as fun. Luckily for us non-magical folk, Muggle Quidditch is creeping over campuses across the continent, and you can bring it to your backyard too! To get all the fun of swooping after Snitches and cheering for the Chudley Cannons without worrying about He-Who Must-Not-Be-Named, follow these simple steps:
1. For goalposts, set up hoola hoops at either end of a large backyard or field. You can either hang them on tree branches, or tape them to PVC pipes stuck in the ground. Decide on the rest of the boundaries for the Quidditch pitch.Read more...
1. New York State officials have deemed kickball, dodgeball, wiffleball and freeze tag “unsafe.” Red rover and capture the flag are also pretty dangerous. (In our experience, red rover seems the most likely of those six to cause injury. Wiffleball? Really?) If a recreational program offers two of these risky activities, they have to register as a summer camp. This means paying a summer camp fee and hiring medical staff. This is bad news for small neighbourhood rec programs.
