As my kids get older, it is harder to take them outside into nature. Here are five strategies I’ve used to get my kids to go outside with me.
Pushing Through to Point Pinole
This helpful guest post is by Annie Burke. She not only shares her insider tips to Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, but she also keeps it totally real. Getting kids outside is not always easy but it is (almost!) always worth it. One afternoon during the school year I was determined to go to Point Pinole. {more}
Winter is the Best Time to Explore the California Delta with Kids
Annie Burke is the creator of Outside Kids. In the summer months, those of us living in the hot inland areas head west on highways 580, 80, 92, and 84 in search of cooler temperatures. It all changes in the winter. Now is the time to head east and explore the Delta and western Contra Costa counties. {more}
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Yes, the Bay Area Does Have Seasons: Winter
We gratefully welcome back Annie Burke, founder of Outside Kids, for today’s post. Most people say that the Bay Area doesn’t have seasons. I disagree. The Bay Area has a dry season (roughly May-October) and a wet season (November-April). There’s the summer fog season and the hot and dry days of September and October. If {more}
Field Trip to the Hills and Tunnels of Black Diamond Mines
Thank you to Annie Burke sharing her terrific tips for exploring Black Diamond Mines with kids in tow. There’s something cool about exploring an old mine and an old town. It’s kinda sorta like a ghost town, but not as spooky. There is a beautiful cemetery up on the hill which is fun to {more}
Go Outside with Kids, Really Outside
Feeling quite tired of playgrounds (I hear you!), Berkeley mom of two Annie Burke started taking her family and friends out to some less-traveled parks in the East Bay Regional Park District in 2009. Since then, her community Outside Kids has grown to over 100 families who go outside – really outside – to explore, {more}
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How to Celebrate Earth Day with Kids
Ideas for outings, parties, books, movies, volunteer opportunities for kids and families on Earth Day
{510} Family Faves with Outdoors Advocate Annie Burke
Annie Burke loves to take her children outside into the parks, seashore, and nature In the Bay Area. Get your fingernails dirty.
Going Back Again and Again to Sunol
This guest post was written by Annie Burke, founder of Outside Kids. I totally get the ‘bucket list, mentality of seeing new places. The Bay Area is home to over 1 million acres of publicly accessible parks and trails… why go back to somewhere you’ve been already? Let’s go somewhere new! But there’s something to {more}
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