Making risky play our business
Task: Find an excellent tree and climb it! Requires: Good shoes or bare feet Tree Possible Hazards: Cuts and scrapes Fall Bumps and bruises How It All Went Down: There is something about a tree that just begs you to climb it. For kids, climbing a tree is more than just fun (although, [...]
A few weeks ago we traded one hour of screen time for an extra hour of outdoor play as part of KaBOOM!’s Screen Free Week. I knew when I pitched the idea that bribery was probably going to be part of Screen Free Week. I was overjoyed when Benjamin suggested that zip lining would [...]
We’re in week two of summer break - still in the honeymoon phase, really. Haven’t gotten tired of slathering on sun screen yet, everyone is getting along, and the days are ripe with possibility. How long will it last? Let’s hope eight more weeks! Eli is an emerging reader, and I want to make sure [...]
Thomas blew out a tube on our last biking trip. What a great opportunity to teach him how to change a bike tire. I’m certainly not an expert, but trust me - it gets easier and faster with each change. First you need to remove the wheel from the bike frame. This, like so many [...]
One of the benefits of a laid-back, less-scheduled summer is that kids have a chance to experience free time. Having blocks of free time is a luxury for many kids, but it’s also important for them developmentally. It stretches their imaginations and gives them a chance to flex their decision-making muscles, something they don’t get [...]
Sometimes we here at The Risky Kids like to balance out our time by doing things that are really ”not that risky”. I took the boys mountain biking at Cane Ridge Park this morning. (Risky) We saw a new park on the way home and decided to take a look. (Not Risky) What we found was [...]
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