tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post4481329561299400243..comments2024-03-20T05:47:29.650-07:00Comments on White Sugar, Brown Sugar: Why My Kids Play OutsideWhite Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573930066994411269noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-31614897941973903422013-09-26T19:05:17.543-07:002013-09-26T19:05:17.543-07:00my daughter would live outside most of the time if...my daughter would live outside most of the time if I let her. I love that she wants to be outside. Her swing is her favorite and I often find her there laughing up a storm. She is an only child so she plays with herself most of the time but she still finds great happiness in it. I wish more kids spent their time outdoors. I remember being dragged in, sometimes kicking and screaming, when I was a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990746943649274839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-34438176194881445102013-09-26T17:42:44.065-07:002013-09-26T17:42:44.065-07:00Yes and amen. I love taking my book outside while...Yes and amen. I love taking my book outside while my six-year-old speeds around the neighborhood with her bike/scooter/roller blades/jump rope/super-fast running shoes. And I'm always amazed at how few other kids we run into.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-47092793415844782192013-09-26T11:17:48.028-07:002013-09-26T11:17:48.028-07:00I couldn't agree with you more! We have a wond...I couldn't agree with you more! We have a wonderful park in our neighborhood with basketball courts, tennis courts, a huge open green space for play and my husband and I are constantly amazed that no one is there!!! We are the parents who drag their kids out to play in the winter! We also love a rainy day to go splash in the puddles. I find that it not only helps our active 3 and 5 year old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937194102446307830.post-84666706292108198482013-09-26T07:58:27.914-07:002013-09-26T07:58:27.914-07:00My son LOVES to be outside - especially on his pla...My son LOVES to be outside - especially on his playset and in his sandbox. I love that I can watch him play on this playset from the patio or from the kitchen window :) We routinely go for "adventure walks" or "treasure walks" on the path through the trees on the back 2 acres where we walk slowly and I let him gather whatever he finds in a paper bag. I help him build forts Life on the Gravelly Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003504310564958548noreply@blogger.com