10 Family Adventures for Those Last Two Weeks of Summer
The clock feels like it’s ticking with summer winding down and preparing for a new school year to begin again. But not all is lost! You still have a couple of weeks. Here are some ideas for summertime, close-to-home things to do to soak up that last bit of summer together.
Self-Care In Small Spaces (Part 2)
The sensory side of small-space self-care — simple ways to soothe sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch when you’re living close, so you can refill your own pitcher and enjoy the journey. Part 2 of 2.
Self-Care in Small Spaces (Part 1)
Five ways to protect your peace when you’re living close in an RV, boat, or tiny home — refreshing your space, social connection, moving outdoors, journaling the “monkey mind,” and simple meditation. Part 1 of 2.
Common Threads: The Strings that Make Life Valuable
A quiet reflection on the “common threads” — the values that stay steady across decades — and how a beach full of plastic bottles turned into a lifelong personal calling.
A First Hike on Good Terms: A Quick Guide for Sensory-Sensitive Beginners
Heading out on a hike for the first time can feel like a lot for people who have sensory sensitivities or anxiety. Here are some ways to help your child or family member set up for success on their first hike.
Everybody on the Trail: A Guide to Adaptive Outdoor Gear by Activity
Adaptive equipment is available for more people across more outdoor sports than ever. Here’s a quick overview of different ways people with disabilities are getting outside with the adaptive gear that helps make it happen. Nature and the outdoors is everyone’s adventure playground!
Leave No Trace Principles for Your Family
Leave No Trace is a set of 7 principles of outdoor stewardship and ethics for your enjoyment in nature and for future generations’ continued appreciation of natural places. Here’s a quick overview for your family to learn the basics!
Alternative Schooling: The What and Why
A family’s plain-language guide to alternative education — homeschooling, unschooling, roadschooling, and worldschooling — drawn from years of finding what fits our son, who learns differently, and our nontraditional lifestyle.
(Podcast) Season 3, Episode 7 - Adult Weekend Adventures (The Kids Will Be Ok)
Sometimes the adults need to get away and play, too. Kids, it’s time to stay with the grandparents or buddy-sitter… Mom and Dad need to have some reconnection time - it’s healthy for everyone.
(Podcast) Family Adventure Nutrition with Emily Carlson (Magnetic North)
How do you best feed your family well when you’re outside and active? In this episode, we interview Emily Carlson from Magnetic North.
(Podcast) Key West’s Wacky History: Tales of the Conch Republic and Sailing into the Sunset
Season 2, Episode 11: the wacky tale of the Conch Republic’s 1982 “war,” then our final overnight passage of the season — sailing home to Punta Gorda and hauling Moon Dragon out for hurricane season.