It’s the time of year when we all think about our lives and how we can improve them over the next year. We typically do this in the form of a New Year’s Resolution.
Wikipedia defines a New Year’s resolution as a commitment that a person makes to a lasting personal goal, project, or the reforming of a habit.
g2g challenges you to make a New Year’s Resolution that will be fun for your entire family! How about speding MORE time outdoors this year than you did last year?!?!
Think about how many hours per week you or your kids spent just playing outside this year (sports practices doesn’t count). Now, can you add an hour? How about doubling the time?
Our lives get pretty busy, so schedule outdoor play time! I know it seems contrary to the word “play,” to schedule it. But, if it’s on the calendar you wont be tempted to skip playtime or start doing something else instead. Once the kids are outside playing they will soon forget that this was a scheduled activity.
Save time for kids to play outdoors on their own, time together as a family, time exploring new places, and time just relaxing and observing the world around you.
Tell us what your outdoor play resolution is this year! Post in the comment section below!
Resolution Ideas:
- Our family will play outside for at least an hour 4 times each week.
- I will send the kids outside to play for, at least, the first 30 minutes they are home from school.
- Our family will go camping at least twice this year.
- Our family will take a vacation to a national park this summer.
- We will try out a new park each month this year.
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The whole family will take time to read outside every Saturday as long as it is not too cold or rainy. (We have an umbrella and a tent, so we’ll even try in the rain!)
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