FAMILY TRAVEL
Destination: Colorado
Book: Best Hikes With Kids Colorado (2012) by Maureen Keilty
By Jennifer Close
With the snow (mostly) gone around Denver, we have been hiking together as a family just about every Sunday.
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WHAT the Wild Things Are: Kids Books Help with Hikes
FAMILY TRAVEL
By Jennifer Close
Destination: Colorado
Books: I Can Go Hiking by Edana Eckart; Wild Tracks! by Jim Arnosky; and Birds of Colorado Field Guide by Stan Tekiela
With our move from the humidity of Florida to the cooler mountains of Colorado, we have a new-found love for hiking as a family. Unfortunately, we have also discovered that taking a few nature walks does not make a family of hikers. There are so many things to think about if you are going to hike with your family. Continue reading WHAT the Wild Things Are: Kids Books Help with Hikes
The World in Your Kid’s Computer
Family Travel
Destination: The World
Tool: The International Children’s Digital Library
By Jennifer Close
It is important for me to introduce my children to new places, ways of thinking, cultures and people. It helps broaden their horizons and make them aware of the world around them. I introduce them to things that are different from what we are used to through travel and experiences. Even our recent move from Pensacola, Florida to Denver, Colorado was an eye opening experience from the flat lands of Kansas to the cold weather gear people wear in Denver to other little things we saw along the way. Continue reading The World in Your Kid’s Computer