Are you looking to get some fun and excitement on your next camping trip with teens? Teens are incredibly fun to camp with because unlike younger kids who need a lot of hand holding, teens usually just need a little direction to turn any outing into a full on party. Full Disclosure: This post contains…
Indoor Playground for Kids at Home – The Swedish Ladder
This year, our family has been forced to spend more time indoors with our kids, and I know for a fact that we are not alone. Sometimes there just is not enough time to go on a grand outdoor adventure with the kids because a project is due or zoom meetings are happening. Balancing work…
20+ Amazing Books for Outdoor Kids
I have been meaning to write this post for a long time. These outdoor books are some our family’s favourite alongside some of the Born to be Adventurous’ reader suggestions. In this post I have included storybooks, chapterbooks, outdoor “how to” books and some outdoor parenting books that help you get outside and explore with…
Summer Activity Calendar for Kids (+Free Printable)
It is finally here! This months activity calendar. I know I am behind but I thank you so much for your patience. Life happens. Like most people, I am feeling pulled in a 100 million directions. I find myself ignoring the reality of the world these days. I was thankful when I put out the…
Summer Activity Calendar (+Free Printable)
I love hearing from you. That is right, I love hearing from my readers. It honestly makes me do a couple of things. First, I do a happy dance. Then, I go tell my husband that someone cared about what I was creating and writing with the largest smile on my face. Then, he says…
Spring Activity Calendar (+Free Printable)
I am excited for this activity calendar because the weather here is warming up. This means that this calendar features warm-weather activities!
Best Slacklines for Kids
One of our favourite “lazy day” activities to do with the kids is to set up our slackline in a park or in our yard. We all like to take turns walking across and doing “tricks”. It is just one of those activities that you can jump on occasionally between hanging out on a blanket.…
DIY Sponge Boats
Day 19 on the 28 Days of Activity Calendar is… Sponge Boats! As promised, here is the full activity/craft in this blog post. But first, why did I decide to include these sponge boats in this calendar? Well, as the weather warms up, I know that kids start to love playing in the water. These…
Meet the Animals that live in the Canadian Rockies
I am very excited to share with you the first of many activities that will come out with these little animals. I just felt that these animals were too cute to only have as ‘decorations’ on the activity calendars. After writing the Hiking Guide for Families, I knew that I wanted to write more posts…
Pine Cone Flower Craft
I was scrolling through old photos and came across a pinecone flower craft that the girls and I made last year. I had every intention of putting them up on the website. Like many ideas, I had to shelf it until I hade more time to write. At the time we made them both girls…