What do you get when you take 20 gallons of bubble juice and add hundreds of kids? One huge bubble party! Get Kids Outside was delighted to return for a second year to Wisconsin Public Television’s annual PBS Kids Get up and Go Day on August 3. Kids heard a concert with Mr. Steve and got […]
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Bike for Life 2012 has started and it’s going very well, in part because of lessons learned from 2011. Here’s a run-down of 10 changes and tips for this year. 1. Three people are better than two: This year, I am fortunate to have two really great volunteers riding with me. This make a huge difference.
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They came; they made bubbles; they left. I just went through 12 gallons of bubble juice at Wisconsin Public Television’s Open House at Vilas Hall in Madison, WI. That’s a lot of bubbles. That’s a lot of kids. That’s a lot of fun. About 1000 kids and parent showed up to make bubbles, see Mr. Steve
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I wrote this piece during the last heat wave in July 2011. Now that we’re deep into a serious heat wave of 2012, it’s a good time to re-post. See my comments below for my new take on heat. I didn’t want to, but I cancelled Bike for Life on Friday afternoon (July 1) because
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Year ago, shooting a gun was a rite of passage for boys and BB guns were common. Today, BB guns and bow and arrow sets are pretty much things of the past, but not at Outdoor Skills Day at MacKenzie Environmental Education Center in Poynette. For one day each summer, kids learn how to shoot
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What will kids buy if they only have $1 to spend on a snack? That was the Bike for Life challenge last week. The kids could choose from the following as long as they stayed under $1: – apple or banana – 22-60 cents – cheese stick – 33 cents – 1 oz peanuts –
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Meet the Ferocious 5: Isaiah, Micah, Buba, Cashel and Gavin. The boys make up my morning Bike for Life group at the Goodman Community Center. I have a girl group in the afternoon. While I didn’t plan it this way, I’m seeing the benefits of same-sex groups. I find it easier to manage behaviors in same-sex
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A bike is an independence machine. Give a kid a bike and they have the means to see and do things that they couldn’t do before. Of course, biking is also good exercise, it’s good for the environment and it’s just plain fun. I just launched a new biking program at Goodman Community Center called
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Buds and blossoms are bursting everywhere and today’s 80 degree heat will speed growth exponentially. Be sure to stop, look, and enjoy this rich time of year. Here are few simple things to do with kids. – Pick a bud and record its growth each day. Use a ruler to measure. – If you have a
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What you do in the outdoors is more important than what you say. Show them how to observe by being an active observer. Show them with your enthusiasm and excitement about the world. Show them by asking questions and encouraging questions. And most of all, show them by being fearless. This is the greatest gift
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