Entries filed under 'Outdoor Alliance for Kids'

Are You Getting Your Family Outside Enough?

Last weekend, my 3-year-old woke up asking, “Mommy, when can we go camping?” As someone who spends her career (at the REI Outdoor School) trying to get families outside, I couldn’t help but smile. This summer, I have been working on getting my 3- and 6-year-old girls outside camping, hiking and exploring as much as possible. We’ve found there is nothing more enticing than moments by the fire roasting and eating s’mores.   I learned as soon as we got to the campground that my 3-year-old’s ...

Posted by RebeccaB on August 25, 2010 5:02 PM & Tagged Outdoor Alliance for Kids, Outdoors, REI Outdoor School, family, kids, moving outdoors in nature act, national wildlife federation and no child left inside act | permalink | Comments



REI Joins First Lady in Urging Kids to Get Outside

The first day of June marked several exciting announcements for the outdoors and families across the country. At Red Rock Canyon in Nevada, First Lady Michelle Obama promoted Let's Move Outside!, recognizing the outdoors as an easy and fun way for children to get at least 60 minutes of active play each day. As part of her broader campaign to combat childhood obesity, the site provides ideas on where to go and what to do, and urges families to reconnect with the Great Outdoors. Together with our ...

Posted by Bethany H on June 2, 2010 2:05 PM & Tagged Let's Move, Outdoor Alliance for Kids, Outdoors, family and rei | permalink | Comments