When Are Kids Ready for Summer Camp?
Learn how to evaluate if your child is ready for an overnight summer camp and find a good program that meets your child’s needs.
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100 Ways to Play Outside This Summer
Rejuvenate your June-through-August routine and take advantage of some of the best outdoor opportunities the Northwest has to offer.
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How Does Summer Camp Impact Kids?
Thinking about summer camp for your child? These testimonials from two mothers may help you make up your mind. “My 10-year-old daughter has always been fiercely independent and has gone to summer camp since she was barely 6 years old…her choice, not mine! Camp Spalding is the one she has attended the past three summers—and
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One Week at Summer Camp Can Create a Lifelong Learner
Day camps let kids explore new interests, deepen learning, and make connections with mentors and friends outside of school. Julianne Clark is St. George’s School’s Summer Program Coordinator. She emphasizes camps not only give kids a chance to explore activities and subjects they really love, but also dip their toes in the water and try
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Trash, Camps, & Other Threats to the Spokane River
UPDATE: We’re happy to report that the trash and camps referenced in this article have been cleaned up. Thank you, City of Spokane! — The Spokane River is an urban treasure that many lifetime locals are still discovering along with astounded newcomers who are blown away that there is a swimmable, floatable, and fishable river of
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100 Things to Do Outside This Summer
Summer days waver between languid and whirlwind activities, work, and weekends. Is there ever enough time for all you want to do? Slow it down. Or maybe you need to energize your schedule this year. Make summer “epic” on your own terms by using some of these ideas to create your ideal summertime calendar.
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Planning Summertime Family Adventures
Plan with less stress, and play more with your kids outside with ideas and inspiration from our Summer Adventure Guide.
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100 Fun Things to Do Outside this Summer
June 4 is National Trails Day – go for a hike! Check out Indian Painted Rocks, a 6.8-mile round-trip loop trail within the Riverside State Park Little Spokane River Natural Area. wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/little-spokane-river. June is Great Outdoors Month and National Camping Month. In fact, June 25 is National Backyard Campout Day – an easy “staycation.” Play
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Summertime Backcountry Gear: EnerPlex Kickr IV Portable Solar Charger & Jumpr Slate 5K Power Bank
On two different mountain bike trips to Bend, Oregon, in recent years, our lost-out-in-the-woods camp vibe was disrupted by a dead car battery thanks to our bad habit of playing car stereo tunes and charging phones from cigarette lighter chargers for way too long. Nothing delays a morning bike ride like having to hike down
7 Summertime Adventures for the Whole Family
#1 Experience a River of No Return Jet Boat Tour Experience Idaho’s famed Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and the wild Salmon River on a 1-3 day jet boat tour out of Riggins, Idaho this spring or summer. The tours are a safe and fun way for families to visit the river
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