Snowshoeing at Warner Park – Lessons Learned
Let it snow! And it did, just in time for our snowshoe event on Friday, February 24 at Warner Park’s Rainbow Shelter. We had 25 kids from the Northport and …
Winter Activities
Winter 101 – How to Keep Kids Warm and Dry
Yes, the weather is very cold in Wisconsin, so not many kids will be heading outside, but when the weather warms up a few degrees, here are a few tips …
Who says snow has to be white? Green and Purple Snow
Who says snow has to be white? With a little food coloring, you can turn a field of white into all the colors of the rainbow. To make colored snow, …
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Get Kids Outside: A fashion geek’s guide to enjoying winter
Learn how to stay warm and dry in winter with these time-tested tips from Diane Schwartz, owner of Get Kids Outside.
Donate $40: Teach children to ski and they’ll learn how to deal with frustration.
Teach children to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime. Teach children to cross-country ski and they’ll learn patience and how to deal with frustration. Watching kids learn to ski …
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Downhill or Bust: Lessons from the Ski Slope
Kids love to go downhill. They like the speed. They like the thrill. I even think that some of them like wiping out. Speed freaks ignore cries of “slow down.” …
Mud Season… the Joys of March
Mud happens. Snow happens. So does rain, sleet and some gloriously warm days. Today we had both. The day started sunny and warm and ended with a biting wind and …
What goes down must come up: Life lessons learned while skiing
Learning to ski is a humbling experience. Fall, get up. Fall, get up. Poles and skis slip and slide and get tangled up in the weirdest of ways. That’s pretty …
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