Learning survival skills in your garden is a safe and simple way to prepare for a trip into the woods. Here are eight fundamental skills to learn and master in order to be prepared for any survival crisis. 1. CREATING…
In the summer, everything shifts outside, even DIY projects. The warm weather is great for doing outside remodels, renovations, and other home improvement projects. Here are six DIY outdoor projects you should consider completing this summer, both to improve the…
Although swimming is great exercise and plenty of fun, there are plenty more activities that make a day at the beach a rewarding experience. Sand Darts Start by drawing a large circle in the sand, then draw six successively smaller…
Often a child is alone, yet he wants to play games. The word “game” seems to imply that more than one player will be needed, but this is not necessarily true. What are some outdoor games a boy or girl…
Colorado is the mountain man’s paradise. It is the adventurers delight. It is the thrill seeker’s destination. With the highest average elevation of any state in the union, Colorado boasts a vast number of outdoor recreation opportunities in its mountains,…
Use age appropriate, fun activities to make adventures into the outdoors fun for kids and grownups. Nature Walk Basics Plan the walk ahead of time by using local guidebooks or online resources. Trails.com is a great resource for finding local…
You can become a junior entrepreneur in your own backyard or your neighbors selling snacks and cold drinks to hot and weary garage sale shoppers and lawn workers. Here’s how to run a for profit lemonade stand. The best scenario…
Adults should acquire a field guide to the trees in their region. Depending on the children that they’ll be teaching about trees, the adult may want to learn to identify several trees before heading out into the woods. If they…
When going camping, I think we can all agree that the outdoor tent is the most important piece of equipment to bring along. Buying the best outdoor tent can be a confusing task, with all the different types of outdoor…
If we’re not too much into barbecues, the only kinds of items on the grill we may know could just be those beautiful racks of ribs our parents made, with matching tomato based barbecue sauce. Although that recipe is quite…