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Outdoor Family

Group of youth summer campers enjoying the rugged outdoors at Twin Eagles Wilderness School. Kids wearing shorts, t-shirts, standing in the forest, one sitting on a tree branch.

Nature Schooled: Education and Child Care Options that Embrace the Outdoors

Spokane area parents have some great education and child care options that regularly offer time out in nature and outdoor recreation activities. Pioneer School Grades ...
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15 Top Family Campgrounds

A quintessential summer activity, camping allows kids all-day, hands-on adventure. Use this alphabetical list of recommended public campgrounds around the Inland Northwest to plan your ...
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Best Hiking Trails with Kids & Strollers

Comfortable shoes, a positive attitude, good endurance, hydration, and yummy trail snacks make all the difference when hiking with children.   WASHINGTON Bowl & Pitcher ...
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10 Family Summertime Adventures

Tube the Spokane River: Experience an urban river adventure with thrilling class I-II rapids. It’s easy with FLOW Adventures, which provides big tubes, PFDs, and ...
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Raising A Kid as an Outdoor Family

Learning from those farther along their parenting journey can inspire and encourage the less-experienced among us. Jonathan Johnson and Amy Howko, from Cheney, Wash., have ...
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Kids Strider Bike Race

Boulder, Colorado, Hosting World’s Cutest Toddler Race 2018 Strider Cup® World Championship Features 2- to 6-Year-Olds on Strider Bikes Rapid City, S.D. (Feb. 21, 2018)—Strider Bikes, the world’s leading manufacturer ...
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4 Books for Outdoor Families

Books are one of my few obsessions. Re-reading a great book feels like returning home as I revisit that author’s ideas, insights, experiences, encouragement, or ...
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Winter Fun That Doesn’t Require a Chairlift

  Don’t ski or snowboard? No problem. Carpe diem this winter and play in the snow outside your door. Here are four wintry adventures that ...
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Explore Locally

When competing with iPhones and apps, nature may seem “boring”—but it doesn’t have to be that way. “If we want children to flourish, to become ...
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