Before I moved to Colorado I had never thought about visiting downtown Denver with my kids for fun. To be honest, the same was true for Italy until I moved there. Yup, I have lived in Italy. And that turned out to be absolutely phenomenal. It takes courage though, to take that step. To be […]
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How do you teach children to love the Earth? It’s all very well, making a paper plate craft about the life cycle of the frog. But what about going outside to see what real frogspawn looks like? Writing down the various parts of a tree on a school worksheet is great. But what about going
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The magic of sleeping under the stars is universal. The way we spend time outdoors is definitely not. We are from the Pacific Northwest in the USA where nearly everyone has a tent in their closet. Trees are tall, rivers are wild, and campsites are clean and private. There are many types of camping that
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Summer is here and it is hot. As a Dutchie, I grew up hearing a lot of opinions about the weather. Too cold, too wet, too hot, too dry, and so on. So, I decided to just take it as it comes. However, when I moved to Boulder, Colorado, for the first time ever I
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Establishing Healthy Habits in Kids is No Easy Task But it’s more important than ever, considering the gamut of health problems caused by inactivity – from poor mental and emotional resilience to disabling and fatal diseases. Like other families, we’re constantly challenged to stay active. How do we encourage kids to make a habit of
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