As of January 1, Get Kids Outside (we are changing our name from Outdoors 123 to Get Kids Outside) can now accept tax deductible donations. We have entered into a fiscal sponsorship with the Center for Community Stewardship, a 501(c)3 and are very excited about this opportunity. To celebrate, we are launching our first fundraiser. […]
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What do you get when you take a perfect autumn day and add 13 kids? A great day to get outside and introduce kids to the wonder and awe of nature! The weather on October 30 was perfect and the fall colors at Indian Lake County Park were vibrant. About 500 geese and few sandhill
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Indian Lake County Park is the site of our Get Kids Outside fall event.
Get Kids Outside at Indian Lake County Park on October 30, 1-4 pm Read More »
At Outdoors 123, we build relationships using nature. To do this, we need your help.
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The City of Madison’s new Race, Equity and Justice Initiative (RESJI) is getting its first test. According to Tori Pettaway, Racial Equity Coordinator, the RESJI team finished their report on the Brittingham Park playground renovations on December 9 and will be presenting it to the parks department soon. In an email, Pettaway wrote, “The goal
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The City of Madison wants to build a large, barrier free playground at Brittingham Park.
This is a good thing for the city and it should be built.
Test Case: Will the City of Madison Make Good on Plans at Brittingham Park? Read More »
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 100State 30 W. Mifflin Street, 6th floor (Next to Veterans Museum) Free and open to the public Register via Facebook or email getkidsoutside@gmail.com. Join Diane Schwartz, founder of Get Kids Outside to brainstorm ways to get Madison’s youth of color engaged in the outdoors. What are the barriers? What do we need
8183 Hwy 19, Cross Plains July 11, 2015 7:30-10 p.m. Let the kids stay up late tonight. Join Get Kids Outside on an easy hike and then cook some marshmallows and make a firefly craft while we wait for the show. Why do they blink? What makes them glow? We may even catch a few.
Community Firefly Hike at Indian Lake County Park Read More »
When the marsh wakes up, it does so with a riot of prehistoric sounds. Cranes bugle. Chorus frogs sing, blackbirds scold, and the woodcock peents, just like they have done for thousands of years. Even if you never see anything, the sounds tell us that life is everywhere. On April 17, members of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church
The Night Primeval at Cherokee Marsh: Christ the Solid Rock and Madison Audubon Society Read More »
Learn how to make hot chocolate to enjoy in the great outdoors.
How to Make Hot Chocolate Outside! Read More »
