We all know that kids love a play house and a teepee tent for kids is a super cute choice. In addition to the fact that your kids will love it, there are lots of benefits and uses of kids teepee tents. Here, I will highlight a few uses and why I think that you, as a parent, will love teepee tents just as much as your kids! This post is brought to you by La Vie Vert. A Teepee … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You Need A Kids Teepee Tent
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Kids Will Flip For An Indoor Playground At Home
Oh the joys of playgrounds! They are the stuff childhood is made of- structures designed for imaginative, active play. That is a beautiful thing in this age of electronics. Playgrounds are great for independent play and great for group play too! According to the CDC, Children and adolescents need a minimum of 60 minutes of exercise every day to maintain good physical health. I … [Read more...] about Kids Will Flip For An Indoor Playground At Home
Benefits of Outdoor Play For Children
As I sit at my desk and look outside on this beautiful fall day, I am thinking what a great day it would be to get outside and just play - for children and adults. I am also thinking about how recently my son has developed some strange foreign disease that seems to prevent him from seeing or touching anything even remotely considered "outdoorsy" (unless it is of course is … [Read more...] about Benefits of Outdoor Play For Children
Bring Active Play To Local Communities
Think back to your most fond childhood memories- playtime! That is what makes being a child so much fun and every child deserves active play. I'm not talking about video games, I'm talking about good active outdoor play! This post is sponsored by Valpak and to share how you can help bring active play to your local community. Every Kids Deserves Active Play Time! Most schools … [Read more...] about Bring Active Play To Local Communities
10 Active Play Ideas For Toddlers
How can you increase your child’s activity without making it about exercise? The answer is in combining play and exercise. With these ideas for active play, you and your kids will be getting exercise with the added bonus of it being fun at the same time. Are you wondering how much exercise kids need and why it is so important to be active? We answer that and give … [Read more...] about 10 Active Play Ideas For Toddlers
4 Ways to Help Kids Stay Active
You already know how important it is to exercise as an adult. The physical and chemical health benefits are invaluable, and a little extra fitness can do wonders for the self-esteem. Check out this article for more on the benefits of exercise. However, you also know that incorporating fitness into your routine is a difficult thing to do, especially later in life. You can get … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Help Kids Stay Active
Ways to Encourage Outdoor Play
As a parent, many of us wish that our kids would get off the computer or stop watching TV and go play outside. But many of us are so busy that we forget to encourage outdoor play in ways other than yelling, "Go play outside." You can encourage outdoor play be providing kids with activities and by playing with them. Here seven ways to encourage outdoor play with a … [Read more...] about Ways to Encourage Outdoor Play