Pop quiz! During the summer holidays, does the average North American child: a) Get in better physical health? b) Get in worse physical health? c) Stay about the same in terms of physical health? Surprisingly and sadly, it is b. The average child gets in worse physical shape during the summer holidays. Yikes! Kids these
Come on kids, let’s decorate cupcakes! This is a great activity for a rainy day or for birthday parties. Kids decorate the cupcakes and then eat them! Yum! What you will need to decorate cupcakes: You don’t need much. Just cupcakes (cake mix and muffin tins works great if you don’t want the work of
Did you go to summer camp as a kid? Did you get the chance to spend all day, every day for a few days, weeks, or even a month outside? Did you get to craft? Play? (Man did I ever love playing Capture the Flag and Knock Your Socks Off!) Swim? (Polar Bear!) Sail? Go
Have you gone off the beaten trail lately? Last weekend we met up with some friends for ice cream. We put our kids on bikes or in the bike trailer and even grabbed the odd neighbourhood kid and rode down to the local DQ. As it happens, the Dairy Queen has a nice outside table
Got your rod? Tackle? Lures and bait? Sunscreen? Hat? Beer? (That’s for the parents–Root Beer for the kiddos.) All righty, let’s go fishing! It’s a gorgeous weekend and the fish are biting. (The fish are biting because I SAID SO! Fishies, you hear me??) Fishing with the kids is a great weekend activity. There is
