A Few More Outdoor Activities For Thanksgiving Fun

• Create a backyard treasure hunt for the kids in which they have to find Thanksgiving-theme items such as miniature pumpkins, leaves, turkey, pumpkin pie, pilgrims, etc. These items can be made from construction paper or can be bought at party stores.
• Start an annual family turkey trot. Players pair up by linking their elbows. [...]

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Adirondack Family Activities: Paul Smiths Visitor’s Intrepretive Center

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After Thanksgiving Dinner Family Fun

When the table’s cleared and the leftovers are put away, pack up the family and GO FOR A HIKE – or just stroll around a local park. No matter where you roam, these ideas can give your trek a fresh twist.
1. COLOR WALK
Take along sample paint chips (paper strips with colors from the paint store) [...]

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Nestlé Juicy Juice Helps Fund Playgrounds Across NY State, Including New One at Brooklyn’s East River State Park

During a time of state budget shortfalls, NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® swings into action with a $350,000 commitment to build playgrounds across the state. With park visits and playground usage on the rise during this down economy, public-private partnerships provide a means to add new services without tapping state budgets.
A new play area for children will [...]

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Five outdoor ideas for cold-weather family fun

Parents are always looking for inexpensive family fun. Timely, with autumn here and winter around the corner, there’s no need to look further than the backyard or the local park. Getting outdoors during the colder winter months can build memories, strengthen relationships, and just be an all-out fun bonding experience for families. Playoutdoors.com offers these [...]

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Ontario Pathways Great Pumpkin Walk – Oct 17

Enjoy an evening stroll along the Ontario Pathways trail while it’s lined with hundreds of artistic jack-o-lanterns. What a great way to celebrate Halloween. The walk is about a 1 mile round trip. Refreshments will be provided.
Ontario County Fairgrounds, Saturday October 17, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Watch the OP website for weather details.

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6 Fall Hikes and Rambles with Kids in the Hudson Valley and Catskills

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A Better Bicycle for Beginners

from USAweekendtoday.com, link to original post
Learning to ride a bike is a nearly universal rite of American childhood. Unfortunately, so is crashing and skinning your knees. Training wheels, as every kid discovers, merely delay the painful part of the process. Plus, they look dorky.
Now, four Dartmouth engineering students have built the GyroBike to make life [...]

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PFEIFFER NATURE CENTER IS TAKING PART IN AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT TO TAKE A CHILD OUTSIDE Sept 24-30

“Take a Child Outside week” is program which urges all citizens to participate in outdoor activities from September 24-30, 2009.  Take A Child Outside week is designed to help break down obstacles that keep children from discovering the natural world, and to arm parents, teachers and other caregivers with resources and recreational activities for exploring [...]

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Fall Trips Offered by Paths Peaks & Paddles, Inc.

1000 Islands Weekend Kayak Trip September 18 – 20, 2009
Come join us as we explore among the Saint Lawrence Islands National Park by touring kayak.  We will be staying on an island that has campsites, great scenery, stunning sunsets, fabulous meals and personable guides.  This is a great way to meet new friends and paddlers. [...]

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