Comments on: How to get kids outdoors http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Mon, 21 May 2012 17:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Mrs Green Tue, 06 Jul 2010 06:44:45 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2352#comment-1898 @<a href="#comment-1858" rel="nofollow">Dionna @ Code Name: Mama</a>: Oh wonderful; that brings back many happy memories of little Miss Green playing with water. Oh wait; she still does LOL! @<a href="#comment-1860" rel="nofollow">Stacey</a>: Thank you Stacey and thanks for taking time to leave a comment. A dog is a wonderful excuse to get outside. I love the image of you out at night enjoying the cool air. @<a href="#comment-1861" rel="nofollow">Melodie</a>: Painting the house is the cutest idea - thank you for sharing! @<a href="#comment-1862" rel="nofollow">Rachel Mathews</a>: Hi Rachel; yes it's a job to compete against modern technology sometimes, but we have to keep trying! @Dionna @ Code Name: Mama: Oh wonderful; that brings back many happy memories of little Miss Green playing with water. Oh wait; she still does LOL!

@Stacey: Thank you Stacey and thanks for taking time to leave a comment. A dog is a wonderful excuse to get outside. I love the image of you out at night enjoying the cool air.

@Melodie: Painting the house is the cutest idea - thank you for sharing!

@Rachel Mathews: Hi Rachel; yes it’s a job to compete against modern technology sometimes, but we have to keep trying!

]]> By: Rachel Mathews http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/comment-page-1/#comment-1862 Rachel Mathews Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:12:34 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2352#comment-1862 Getting the children involved with growing their own food is wonderful on so many levels. It's hard to compete these days with videogames and television, but if you can get to them early enough and get them loving the outside, then they are more likely to continue being interested as they grow up. Hopefully! Getting the children involved with growing their own food is wonderful on so many levels.

It’s hard to compete these days with videogames and television, but if you can get to them early enough and get them loving the outside, then they are more likely to continue being interested as they grow up. Hopefully!

]]> By: Melodie http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Melodie Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:42:39 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2352#comment-1861 Loved it. Shared it. Now commenting. (grin!) We spend lots of time outside too. I love just letting the kids find their own fun but when they lose interest I will often get them a bucket of water and some cheap wide paint brushes and have them "paint the house." They also like to draw with chalk and go for walks with me and learn about all the plants in our area. Loved it. Shared it. Now commenting. (grin!)
We spend lots of time outside too. I love just letting the kids find their own fun but when they lose interest I will often get them a bucket of water and some cheap wide paint brushes and have them “paint the house.” They also like to draw with chalk and go for walks with me and learn about all the plants in our area.

]]> By: Stacey http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 Stacey Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:07:46 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2352#comment-1860 Thanks so much for such a wonderful post! I really appreciate all your many fabulous suggestions! We adopted a dog about a month ago and he has been the best incentive to get outside and take daily walks (something I missed greatly after our last dog died a little over a year ago) - especially at night when it's not so hot and we can look at the stars and the fireflies and play "flashlight tag" (my 5 year-old son's invention). Thanks again for this wonderful post and I plan to implement many of the other suggestions! Take wonderful care, Stacey Thanks so much for such a wonderful post! I really appreciate all your many fabulous suggestions!

We adopted a dog about a month ago and he has been the best incentive to get outside and take daily walks (something I missed greatly after our last dog died a little over a year ago) - especially at night when it’s not so hot and we can look at the stars and the fireflies and play “flashlight tag” (my 5 year-old son’s invention).

Thanks again for this wonderful post and I plan to implement many of the other suggestions! Take wonderful care, Stacey

]]> By: Dionna @ Code Name: Mama http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/how-to-get-kids-outdoors/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Dionna @ Code Name: Mama Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:36:12 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2352#comment-1858 Great ideas! One of Kieran's favorite things is for me to simply give him a big bowl of water plus things to pour and stir, and he will sit outside for quite awhile to play. Great ideas! One of Kieran’s favorite things is for me to simply give him a big bowl of water plus things to pour and stir, and he will sit outside for quite awhile to play.

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