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What Summer Should Look Like
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. – John Lubbock Ready...
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Cheers to the Playmakers!
“Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.” – Stuart Brown, MD The lovely Stacy Teet of Kids Stuff World...
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Fed Up With Frenzy? Get ‘em Outside to Play!
TGSG Note: Hi gang! This week, my friend and fellow nature geek, Suz Sachs Lipman, is stopping by to share some fun activities to help get you and your family outside and connecting with nature. Suz...
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Lazy Blogger + Natural Childhood…
So here’s the thing — sometimes, I just can’t get my shit together bring myself to blog. It’s really that simple. Sometimes I let life, laziness, or anything slightly shiny distract me from this...
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Holiday Shopping: Don’t Lose Your Sh*t, People!
Childhood is pretty simple. No really, it is. But we adults over-complicate it and fill it up with noise and lots and lots of stuff. We are the adults — all roads lead back to us. Door busters. Black...
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Resisting the Urge…
It’s almost here — the end of the school year. Can you believe it?! As summer approaches, so do longer hours of unscheduled time for many children. And while the temptation of structuring every moment...
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Letting Go of Excuses
I spend a lot of time talking to parents and educators about unplugged play, unstructured time, and slowing down today’s childhood. And I’m not gonna lie, sometimes it can be frustrating to hear the...
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PSA: Can’t Miss Summer Fun
Here they come — those incredible summer days and nights we dream of most of the year are upon us and will pass us by quicker than I care to think about. So consider this a little Public Service...
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Project Wild Thing Trailer — Taking #Playoutdoors to Scale
I’ve been at this game of connecting children (and their adults!) to nature for a long time. One of the things that I have always said was missing in our efforts is a true marketing and media...
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Life is Meant for Living
“Busy is not the new black. ” ~ The Grass Stain Guru Sometimes, all you need is a picture or a simple quote to stir something inside you. In this case, a wee blog post. Earlier today, the folks at...
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K.I.S.S + Log = Happiness
Sometimes it takes something silly to hit you upside the head to remind you of what really matters. In this case that thing is a log. In fact, it’s Log. (Sing it with me!) The old adage Keep it Simple...
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Play as Poetry
As it Should Be Cool mud between toes, skinned knees and elbows. Play’s crowning glories earned. * Today’s rocket ship, tomorrow’s castle and slide. Genius unleashed through cardboard. * Running,...
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