{"id":1691,"date":"2011-07-04T19:35:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T00:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2011-07-04T19:35:43","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T00:35:43","slug":"dig-up-summer-fun-with-this-ultimate-outdoor-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/dig-up-summer-fun-with-this-ultimate-outdoor-toy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Up Summer Fun with This Ultimate Outdoor Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Keeping kids active and busy over the long summer months while school is out can be a challenge.\u00a0 It’s not always practical or possible to spend the day at\u00a0the local museum or zoo.\u00a0 Making sure that kids have access at home to plenty of safe and super fun toys is key, and the best kind of toys are the outdoor variety that allow kids to be creative while benefitting from fresh air.<\/p>\n

Outdoor toys<\/a> range from simple sand toys and bubbles to more elaborate toys that inspire long hours of dramatic and imaginative\u00a0play.\u00a0 The combination Kettler Caterpillar Backhoe Digger and Front\u00a0Loader<\/a> is one such outdoor toy.\u00a0 Offering the ultimate in backyard construction play, the Caterpillar Backhoe and\u00a0Loader appeals to kids of all ages who dream of digging, scooping, and moving tons of earth with their very own construction vehicle.<\/p>\n

Provide active kids with a pile of sand, dirt, or mulch, and they can spend hours creating their own construction zone under the watchful eyes of the resident supervisor — also known as Mom or Dad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keeping kids active and busy over the long summer months while school is out can be a challenge.\u00a0 It’s not always practical or possible to spend the day at\u00a0the local museum or zoo.\u00a0 Making sure that kids have access at home to plenty of safe and super fun toys is key, and the best kind of toys are the outdoor variety that allow kids to … Continue reading Dig Up Summer Fun with This Ultimate Outdoor Toy<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[121,326,351],"class_list":["post-1691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-fun","tag-creative-play","tag-outdoor-games","tag-outdoor-toys"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-rh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2736,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/4-steps-to-maintaining-a-safe-and-healthy-sandbox\/","url_meta":{"origin":1691,"position":0},"title":"4 Steps to Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Sandbox","author":"BYC Temp Admin","date":"January 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Fast and Easy Tips for Play Time Safety Kids don't need costly, technologically complex toys and games in order to tap into their creative and imaginative powers. 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