Adventure Tykes

Inspiration For Big Adventures With Your Little Tyke

Archive for August 2011

Adventure Tyke Photo of the Week – Chillin’

  Chillin during a rest break   Help motivate and inspire other parents to get their tykes outside. Email me a picture of your adventurous tyke to melissa (at) adventuretykes (dot) com . It could end up being one of the Adventure Photo’s of the Week and it will be posted on Adventure Tykes Facebook… (read more)

Tuesday’s Tip of the Day: Hurry! It’s not too late.

  Hurry! It’s not too late. Summer is still hanging on but not for too much longer. There’s still time to get your little tyke out on their first hike. You think your tyke is too young to hike? Nah! As long as you are prepared and your tyke is comfortable you should do it…. (read more)

Plans For Labor Day Weekend? Here’s an Idea!

  If you are wondering what to do for Labor Day Weekend here’s an idea…Go camping! Especially, if you have a little tyke you have never camped with before. Why? Why not! You don’t have to make it an all weekend camp trip. Camp for one night close to home or even in your own… (read more)

Friday Fun Day: Bringing The Indoors Outside

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Friday Fun Day post so here ya go… Get your tykes outside! Not just to play but have them read under a shady tree, color or paint on a picnic table or play with play-doh, puzzles, dolls or cars in the grass. Most of the time when our… (read more)

Traveling Back Through Time

  When we travel with J-Man we not only expose him to the beauty of National Parks but we also stop at monuments, historical markers and ghost towns. I love visiting ghost towns, examining the old buildings, thinking about the folks who lived and worked there and reading about their rise and fall. While we… (read more)

Adventure Tyke Photo of the Week – Haystack Mountain

                    9 month old Adventure Tyke on the summit of Haystack Mountain (elevation 11,641)   La Sal Mountains – Moab, UT Help motivate and inspire other parents to get their tykes outside. Email me a picture of your adventurous tyke to melissa (at) adventuretykes (dot) com… (read more)

Learn While Playing

  Playing outdoors is not only fun, energizing, great for the soul and a good dose of Vitamin D, it is also educational. Learning about the fish in Maroon Lake – Maroon Bells, Colorado Learning about salt at the salt flats – Death Valley, NV Learning about wildlife at the Maroon Bells – Colorado Learning… (read more)

Adventure Tyke Photo of the Week

  J-Man in the San Juan Mountains Do you have a photo of your adventure tyke you would like to share? They can be doing anything outside. Post it on our Facebook wall and it could end up being one of the Adventure Photo’s of the Week.

Tuesday’s Tip of the Day: Are You Prepared?

  All clothing items. Check. All food items. Check. All camping/hiking essentials. Check. This list could go on and on. When venturing on a camping or hiking trip you have check lists to make sure you are prepared. (At least, we do) I don’t ever want to be in the middle of nowhere where I… (read more)

Spontaneity At It’s Best

Last Friday, as we were eating lunch Bedge suggested going camping that evening. Just for the night. Up in the La Sal Mountains. A place we have visited many times but had yet to camp. That’s the kind of spontaneity I love. We grabbed a few essentials, some food and within a 45 minute drive… (read more)