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30+ Outdoor Activities You Didn’t Know You Could Buy

May 6, 2017 by Larisha Campbell

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Summer is so close I can almost taste the salt in the air. Every year since having kids, we have found ourselves at the beach more and more. Days that we aren’t at the beach, we find ourselves lost for time as we play for hours and hours outdoors. We love it. Whether with friends or family, outdoor time is the best. The girls love playing, I love gardening, and Andrew…well, he does something. (not always sure what he’s doing).

As the girls get bigger though, I’ve come to the realization that chalk and bubbles aren’t going to work as entertainment outdoors for much longer. We also, for the first time, have a decent yard where grass is actually growing. Because of that, we’ve been looking for some fun outdoor activities that we can entertain our guests with.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve found a lot of really cool outdoor activities that I wanted to share with each of you.

30+ Outdoor Activities You Didn’t Know You Could Buy (But You Need)

Fun for Everyone

1. Huge Rainbow Kite
2. Throw and Catch Velcro Ball Set
3. Giant Frisbee
4. Travel Horseshoe Set
5. Safe Outdoor Lawn Dart Game
6. Flying Fun Set of 6 Flying Toys
7. Beginner Slackline
8. Zip Line Ride On
9. 12 ft Parachute
10. Frisbee Toss Game
11. 3 in 1 Net Set with Oversized Toys
12. Giant Connect 4
13. 3 Legged Race Bands
14. Sack Race Bags
15. Reusable Egg Spoon Sets

Inflatables

1. Bump n Bounce Body Balls
2. Inflatable Boxing Gloves
3. Inflatable football
4. Giant Inflatable Twister Game
5. Inflatable Soccer Ball
6. Giant Inflatable Bowling Bowl & Pins Game
7. 5ft Inflatable Beach Ball
8. 12 ft Inflatable Beach Ball

Pool Activities

1. Inflatable Pool Sea Saw
2. Inflatable Water Sprinkler
3. 16ft Slip and Slide
4. Giant Inflatable Shootball
5. Giant Inflatable Water Wheel

Glow in the Dark Fun

1. Ring Toss Game – Glow in the Dark
2. Volleyball – Glow in the Dark
3. Frisbee – Glow in the Dark
4. Body Paint – Glow in the Dark
5. Tag Game – Glow in the Dark

Here’s everything all together

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These are just 30+ Outdoor Activities You Didn’t Know You Could Buy, but we’re sure there are more. What’s your go to unique fun activity during the summer? Leave a comment letting us know!

Spring Outdoor Challenge for Kids + FREE PRINTABLE

April 3, 2017 by Larisha Campbell

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StopSpills #OnTheGoWithContigo #CollectiveBias

Are you ready for a Spring Outdoor Challenge!?

Spring has sprung and with that it means great weather is arriving. So I’m springing our little family out of the confines of our own home after hibernating this winter and we’re ready for a Spring Outdoor Challenge.

Every year winter comes in and seems like it restricts us to our home. As much as I try to get us out and doing activities at indoor places, nothing truly beats the fresh air and magic of really being outdoors. There’s something remarkable that happens with your mood when you are able to open the windows, hear the birds chirping, see fresh cherry blossoms, and start getting your hands into the soil again to grow your garden. I notice that winter completely drains my girls too, even at such a young age, and how delighted their faces are when we get to go outside day after day again.

So this spring, I want to motivate you to get outside and get your own kids (and yourself) active with us! We have a goal to be outside for a minimum of one hour,three days a week. I, mostly likely, will be in the garden, while the girls are chasing each other around and playing on the swing set on most days. However, we also have a spring bucket list of places we want to get too as well! So can you join me in that goal?

To make it easier for you, I’ve created this Spring Outdoor Challenge with FREE Printable! In our challenge, we give you 10 places to go, 10 things to find, and 10 things to take a picture of your littles doing. It’s a fun way to enjoy nature even more! And who doesn’t love a challenge!?

Before we get into the challenge, let me first give you a little PSA – PLEASE KEEP HYDRATED! When you are out, even in cool weather, it’s easy for you, and especially littles to get dehydrated. We are loving our Contigo AUTOSEAL® Chill Spill-Proof Water Bottle. Our Contigo water bottle is BPA free, comes with a carry handle for easier carry, keeps drinks cold up to 28 hours with their Thermalock™ vacuum insulation, and comes with Auto seal technology, so it knows when to close™, meaning leak AND spill proof!

Now let’s have a spring outdoor challenge!

(Get the Spring Outdoor Challenge printable below)

For our Spring Outdoor Challenge, we give you 10 places to go, 10 things to find, and 10 things to take pictures of on your adventures. We want you to have fun, be outdoors, and get yourself and your kids active, so we are staying heart healthy.

10 PLACES TO GO

Local Park (within 5 miles of your home)
Nature Trail that’s at least 2 miles long
Local Farm
State Park
Lake
Beach
Cavern
Pick Your Own Fruit Farm
Campground
Skate park

10 THINGS TO FIND

Red Bird
Brown Leaf
Pinecone
Acorn
Rock larger than your hand
Nest
Animal prints in the ground
A feather
A spiderweb
Lichen on a tree (the green fungus growing on some trees)

10 PICTURES TO CAPTURE OF YOUR KIDS

Hugging a Tree
Playing in Water
Smelling a Flower
Cloud or Star Gazing
Taking a break
Going Down a Slide
Playing in Dirt or Sand
Running as Fast as They Can
Climbing Something
Walking Across a Bridge

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

CAN YOU COMPLETE OUR SPRING OUTDOOR CHALLENGE?

Grab your FREE printable Here!

Wherever you go, make sure to pack a lunch and a cold beverage in your Contigo water bottle!

The Contigo AUTOSEAL® Chill Spill-Proof Water Bottle is available for a Limited Time Offer of $19.99 at Target with three Exclusive Target Colors – Matte Black w/Iced Aqua, Very Berry, and Monaco. You can find the Contigo spill-proof water bottle with AUTOSEAL® technology in the housewares aisle at Target so you too can keep your drinks cold for up to 28 hours.

Buzz Away Pests This Summer

June 27, 2016 by Larisha Campbell

Summertime means lots of fun for our kids. We will spend countless hours outdoors swimming, going to the playground, gardening, and more. As a parent, it’s the best time in the world watching your children explore the world around them at a much deeper level and watching them learn at such an amazingly fast rate some of the things that we enjoyed so much ourselves growing up.

Even though summer just started, we’ve already spent an abundant amount of hours in our garden planting tomatoes, cucumbers, and more, spent time planting new flower beds and finding as many worms as we could, learning to ride a bike and play frisbee at the playground, and this week we will finally be in the pool! We typically spend at least an hour or more outside each day and up until a few weeks ago, all was well. But then, the bug bites starts.

As a kid growing up, we didn’t think much about this, but now, as a parent, it’s constantly freaking us out. We worry if they got bit by something poisonous, the fact that you can’t really tell a child to stop scratching and them actually listen, and if the bugs are carrying more harmful diseases like Lymes or Zika.

Luckily, we found a safe alternative that is actually working for our family. We were recently asked to let our readers know about Buzz Away Extreme, an all-natural insect repellant, but we were never asked to give our opinions about the products. After receiving the samples though, and using them ourselves, I didn’t feel like I could write this post without sharing my opinions. Buzz Away Extreme worked almost instantly for us. Andrew and I used the spray and I used the wipes on the girls and we all stopped being so itchy and finding bites on us. Admittedly, I have extremely sensitive skin and most products break me out, but this didn’t!

Buzz Away Extreme is made with essential plant oils and delivers the same protection as many chemical DEET-based repellents, but it’s DEET free!

We now feel like we can spend even more time with our girls and be safe from mosquitos, ticks, and more. We’ve even planned a trip soon to a local hiking walk, a first for us, so we can’t wait to try it out then!

Right now you can share pictures on Facebook using #bugfreefun and you’ll be entered to win a Buzz Away Extreme Super Pack which includes an 8oz bottle of Buzz Away Extreme, container of child-friendly towelettes and a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

You can use the code 10OFFBUZZ to get 10% off any Buzz Away Extreme product at quantumhealth.com. The code is valid through September 30 and can be used once per customer.

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Free to Be Scavenger Hunt Printable

May 28, 2016 by Larisha Campbell

This Free to Be Scavenger Hunt is the perfect outdoor activity to keep your littles busy no matter where you happen to be!

One thing that I love about being a parent is watching the imagination of a child flourish. When able, they have some of the biggest dreams and wildest adventures that we are able to explore together. A blanket fort becomes a deep sea cave, a cardboard box becomes a train, a leaf becomes an airplane that we vividly ride together through the air along the mountainous region of South America…err, our backyard. Andrew and I together work really hard to allow our girls the freedom to be themselves as often as possible whether climbing, digging, or searching for the next adventure together or independently.

With us outside more, I often give Skibbles, our toddler, something to search for while we are outside. Right now her favorite things are to look for caterpillars and bugs, but sometimes she has to find a shape or an object. It allows her to independently work on a task while exploring nature and the world around her naturally.

We’ve created this scavenger hunt of great things that you and your littles can work to find together.

30+ Outdoor Activities You Didn’t Know You Could Buy