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take me out to the ball game: time for some baseball family fun!

Posted by Laurie Moulton
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on Thursday, 02 June 2011
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My five year old has his very first day of t-ball on Saturday!  It will be a very exciting day for a kindergartner.  It is also an excuse to have some baseball-themed family fun.

To be honest, the weekend is sneaking up on me.  It may be Thursday, but it feels like Wednesday. Does that happen to you too after a long holiday weekend?  It's like I lost a day.  I need to catch up on my family fun planning!  Good thing we can keep things easy and still have fun.

I'm thinking of baseball themed food. I don't necessarily want to focus on ball park food (not exactly healthy).  Perhaps veggie sticks and blueberries ("baseball bats" and "baseballs")?  French toast stick "bats" and kiwi "balls"?  It would be fun to get some peanuts (to go along with the "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" song).  I think some homemade frozen treats might be another yummy idea.  (Ball players need a way to cool off.)

Activities are easy--family baseball practice after the t-ball game!  We can have fun learning the rules of baseball together.  I think it would also be fun to gather all of the stuffed animals in the house, and the extra baseball caps we have, and make an indoor baseball team.

I will also on the lookout for some baseball books and videos!  (More in my next blog.)

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the neighbors must think we’re crazy

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on Friday, 27 May 2011
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I haven’t noticed any strange stares. Everyone appears friendly. Their kids play with our kids, and we enjoy the occasional party or backyard barbecue together. But I know what the real truth must be. The neighbors must think we’re crazy.

 

I admit, there are some unusual activities going on at our house. Dinosaur bone excavations on the back deck. Pirate scavenger hunts (complete with a wooden plank for those that are not following the pirate code). Stuffed animals flying out the window (waiting to be saved) on “firefighter night.” The neighbors must notice these things. I know they noticed the police car when we had our “police family fun night.” (The local police department helped us out by sending a squad car to our house.)

 

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5 fun and easy family staycation ideas (especially for families with kids in preschool or elementary school)

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Are you planning a staycation this summer? Wondering how to keep your kids happy and busy? Try some of these fun staycation ideas!

1. Pirate staycation: Arrrgh!!! What can be more fun than pretending to be pirates? Make newspaper pirate hats, talk like pirates, enjoy fish dinners, go on backyard scavenger hunts, swim at the local swimming pool, and go "geocaching." Pirates don't use manners, so make sure to make any offenders walk the plank!

2. Medieval staycation: Make your home your castle, and your backyard a jousting field! Kids can design armor, pretend to be knights and ride broomstick jousting horses.  Invite the kings and queens of the household to royal dinners and afternoon tea. (Young ones will have fun making crowns and invitations!) Build sandcastles in the nearest sandbox, or make castles out of blocks or craft supplies.

3. Bug staycation: Calling all entymologists! Summer is the perfect time to search for bugs. Enjoy buggy food: "bug juice", "grass" (salad renamed), "bug burgers" (really just regular burgers), and "ants on a log." Get out your magnifying glass and look for bugs, or make antennae and pretend to be bugs. Don't forget to read some fun books about insects or spiders!

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space staycation—to boldly go where no mom has gone before

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