Bubble Mania at PBS Kids Get Up And Go! Day!
What do you get when you take 20 gallons of bubble juice and add hundreds of kids? One huge bubble party! Get Kids Outside was delighted to return for a …
What do you get when you take 20 gallons of bubble juice and add hundreds of kids? One huge bubble party! Get Kids Outside was delighted to return for a …
Bike for Life 2012 has started and it’s going very well, in part because of lessons learned from 2011. Here’s a run-down of 10 changes and tips for this year. …
They came; they made bubbles; they left. I just went through 12 gallons of bubble juice at Wisconsin Public Television’s Open House at Vilas Hall in Madison, WI. That’s a …
Lots of Bubbles at Wisconsin PBS Kids Open House Read More »
I wrote this piece during the last heat wave in July 2011. Now that we’re deep into a serious heat wave of 2012, it’s a good time to re-post. See …
Year ago, shooting a gun was a rite of passage for boys and BB guns were common. Today, BB guns and bow and arrow sets are pretty much things of …
When it’s okay to shoot a gun: Outdoor Skills Day Read More »
What will kids buy if they only have $1 to spend on a snack? That was the Bike for Life challenge last week. The kids could choose from the following …
Meet the Ferocious 5: Isaiah, Micah, Buba, Cashel and Gavin. The boys make up my morning Bike for Life group at the Goodman Community Center. I have a girl group …
The Ferocious 5: The joy of same-sex bike groups Read More »
A bike is an independence machine. Give a kid a bike and they have the means to see and do things that they couldn’t do before. Of course, biking is …
Buds and blossoms are bursting everywhere and today’s 80 degree heat will speed growth exponentially. Be sure to stop, look, and enjoy this rich time of year. Here are few simple …
What you do in the outdoors is more important than what you say. Show them how to observe by being an active observer. Show them with your enthusiasm and excitement …
Show don’t tell: Giving kids the gift of observation Read More »