Inspiration For Big Adventures With Your Little Tyke
Last month I shared with you Spring discoveries for camping and now here is my list of discoveries for SUMMERTIME! These items are great for picnics and/or traveling. El Naturalista – I love this companies shoes! Every pair I own are super comfortable and cute, which is always important, right? I’ve been wearing the [...]
There is nothing better for our family than getting outside together. We are able to leave our stresses behind, enjoy each others company without interferences and laugh and smile with one another. When we have the opportunity to spend the day together adventuring we do it. Recently we had an entire day to spend [...]
I am spotlighting one adventurous family every month. I have sent the family a questionnaire that they have answered, sharing with us their adventure stories, their lessons learned and their tips and experiences on how they adventure as a family. I am hoping this will inspire, motivate and encourage all of us to get outside [...]
A couple weeks ago I asked readers on Facebook – “What was the most intimidating aspect of camping when you took your tyke for the first time?” There were a lot of answers and so many of them pertained to sleeping at night… “The thought that he wouldn’t be warm enough.” “Bed time – [...]
This adventure tyke is hiking in Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Jess Coffman) Do you have pictures of your Adventure Tyke? Email them to melissa(at)adventuretykes(dot)com to have them shared as the photo of the week.
I’ve recently gotten into a yoga routine within the past couple weeks and I wanted to share how amazing it has been for my running. I’ve done yoga in the past but nothing consistent. I’d break out a couple moves or a session when time allowed but never made the commitment until recently. Due [...]
This post was shared over on the Deuter blog a few months ago but I wanted to share it here in case you missed it… As an adventurous family it is important that we have appropriate and comfortable gear. No one wants to hike down a trail miles into the woods with a [...]
I saw this photo on instagram from Climb Run Lift Mom and I knew it had to be an Adventure Tyke Photo of the Week. I love the concentration and seriousness on her face. Future Pro Climber?? Thanks Climb Run Lift Mom for letting me share the picture. Do you [...]
This past Spring and some of last year I have had the chance to test out some new gear and I wanted to share my discoveries with you. First though, I want to address the fact that I do a lot of gear reviews here and I wanted to let you all know why. [...]
It’s that time of year! Get out your calendars and start planning some overnight camping trips if you haven’t done so already. I’ve teamed up with a bunch of great outdoor bloggers to help you out. We have all compiled lists of our favorite campgrounds in North America. Check ‘em out! If you ever [...]
Here’s a question I received from a reader and what better way to get various answers and opinions then by asking all of you for your input. This Mom is a former guide with over 2,500-hrs of documented trips and has a 1 year old son. She’s use to busting out long distances on [...]
Here’s a new Off Topic Friday post for ya. This week I’ve gotten my running groove back. Even though I am battling a head cold, thanks to my travels to Denver, I’ve been determined to get back to running…and running regularly. I hit the trail Monday and I was lucky to have Bedge accompany [...]
I don’t know about you but I’m always reading books, surfing the web and asking friends for ideas on fun activities to do with J-man. If the activities involve being outside or corresponding with nature then that is even better. An email dropped in my inbox a couple months ago regarding The Kids’ Outdoor [...]
Please email pictures of your adventure tyke to melissa(at)adventuretykes(dot)com to have them featured in the Adventure Tyke Photo of the Week.
It’s our responsibility as parents to teach our tykes rules, etiquettes, manners and the do’s and dont’s of the outdoor world. We need to lead by example and our tykes will follow. This will help our tykes grow up appreciating the outdoors and be good stewards. Bathroom etiquette on the trail is something we [...]
