{"id":212,"date":"2008-12-22T17:42:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T04:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2008-12-22T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T04:42:37","slug":"keep-your-kids-moving-with-winter-outdoor-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/keep-your-kids-moving-with-winter-outdoor-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your Kids Moving with Winter Outdoor\u00a0Fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the temperatures drop outside, our kids tend to be less active and spend more time indoors.\u00a0 Not only do they tend to\u00a0eat more\u00a0in the winter they also sometimes push us to our limits with “I’m bored” hours on end.\u00a0 Send them\u00a0on their way\u00a0with these ideas for fun activities outdoors. First, make sure to\u00a0bundle them up and then send them out to get some fresh air and exercise.\u00a0\u00a0Here are some suggestions: sledding<\/a>, snowball fights, building a snowman, building an igloo<\/a>, making snow angels, and\u00a0snow tubing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even\u00a0as the temperatures are dropping, with\u00a0good planning, families can keep fit\u00a0and make great memories throughout the winter months.\u00a0 Hopefully, after their fun outdoors, they\u00a0will come\u00a0in ready for some quieter indoor activities that will keep Mom happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the temperatures drop outside, our kids tend to be less active and spend more time indoors.\u00a0 Not only do they tend to\u00a0eat more\u00a0in the winter they also sometimes push us to our limits with “I’m bored” hours on end.\u00a0 Send them\u00a0on their way\u00a0with these ideas for fun activities outdoors. First, make sure to\u00a0bundle them up and then send them out to get some fresh … Continue reading Keep Your Kids Moving with Winter Outdoor\u00a0Fun!<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":[3,14,18],"tags":[485,486,578,580],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-fun","category-entertaining","category-portable-fun","tag-snow-sledding","tag-snow-tube","tag-winter-fun","tag-winter-inflatables"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-3q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1903,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/go-from-snow-poke-to-speed-demon-on-the-sledding-hill\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":0},"title":"Go from Snow-Poke to Speed Demon on the Sledding Hill","author":"Sara May","date":"November 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Winter let-down #22:\u00a0 Climbing to the top of the sledding hill while wearing 10 pounds of clothing and carrying an awkward sled only to enjoy a paltry 15 foot ride before the sled stops dead in its tracks.\u00a0 When it seems like everyone else is zooming by, you try to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Backyard Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Backyard Fun","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/category\/backyard-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Slow Sleds","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~elkridge\/Grow_up_files\/35%20snow%20sled.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1925,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/snow-forts-when-theres-not-enough-snow\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":1},"title":"Snow Forts When There’s Not Enough Snow","author":"Sara May","date":"December 8, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 One of the amazing qualities that most children seem to possess is the inability to get cold on frigid, snowy winter days.\u00a0 Maybe they're having too much fun to notice the cold, but it's only when fingers and toes are numb that kids think about retreating indoors to huddle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Backyard Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Backyard Fun","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/category\/backyard-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/BWP\/NW912-Snowfort-Large.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1491,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/big-time-twist-on-classic-outdoor-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":2},"title":"Big Time Twist on Classic Outdoor Games","author":"Sara May","date":"March 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Only a few more days of winter are left, according to the calendar, and the promise of warmer days makes many families itch to get outdoors and enjoy the gradually rising temperatures.\u00a0 Now is the perfect\u00a0time to add a new outdoor game to your standard favorites, and classic games\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Backyard Fun"","block_context":{"text":"Backyard Fun","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/category\/backyard-fun\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/CHC\/chip-challenge-new-pic-02-large.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":31,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/outdoor-tv-brings-the-fun-outdoors\/","url_meta":{"origin":212,"position":3},"title":"Outdoor TV Brings The Fun\u00a0Outdoors","author":"Trey Collier","date":"November 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Traditionally Televisions have only really been designed for indoor use. 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