The Small Outdoors
by Stephanie Maloney
Here it is again that time to start getting out and planning out some “away from the house” time. It seems to get tougher each year so we have to get more creative.
Actual vacations involving travel are kind of a special event category and require detailed coordination never mind extraordinary cooperation.
It’s no small accomplishment to find ways on a daily and weekly basis to get some fresh air with the kids without wasting hours of time in traffic. So we’re seeing stories about people taking turns hosting “yard parties” that are geographically user-friendly and BYO “whatever” toys for the group.
I know of parents that are taking walks and bike rides in the neighborhood instead of driving to a park. In a real switch there are stories about some single parents renting a local Air B&B with a backyard just for a few hours on an afternoon for fun & games.
This is a reach but if you have teenagers-ask them about a baseball game-funny things can happen in the spring.