Outdoors Archives - MamaMeganAllysa

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

Mega List of Outdoor Toys for Epic Year Round Play

Outdoor play has become a way of life for us, and as such, outdoor toys get even more play than most of the toys in our playroom. As a homeschool family located in Colorado, we are able and accustomed to getting outside all year round. No matter the time of year, time of day, or type of weather, you can find us outside, and most of the time, we have outdoor toys within quick reach!

a pin image that reads year round play outdoor toy guide with 4 images in a gride of squares. Top left has a girl building a fort in the grass in the spring, top right shows a girl sledding down a hill in winter, bottom left shows a preschooler on a blue scooter in the fall, bottom right shows a toddler on a swing in the summer

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024

Be Ready for Anything this Summer with a Playground Go Bag!

I started using a playground go bag about a year ago and it has been a wonderful thing to have on hand for our summer adventures.

a pin image that reads playground go bag with a image in the background of a 6 year old girl with long blonde hair holding the brown leather straps of a black rope tote bag. She is laughing while she attemps to hold the bag that is nearly as bag as she is

March 3, 2024March 3, 2024

10 of the Best Outdoor Winter Play Ideas

Want to encourage your kids to get outside more in the winter? Then having a few winter play ideas in your back pocket can go a long way in getting them outdoors and having fun all season long!

a pin image that reads winter play invitations with two differente images the top image is of a mud kitchen counter with a scatterings of ingredients and tools; a bowl of shaving cream, a pan of cranberries, red and green water in squeeze bottles, a bowl and spoon to the side and pine sprigs scattered around. The bottom image is of six squeeze bottles arranged in a 6 point star or a color wheel, as each bottle is a different color of the rainbow. The are laying in the sun in freshly fallen snow

February 11, 2024February 11, 2024

Winter Gear for 1000 Hours Outside for the Whole Family

This is our third year attempting the 1000 hours outside challenge and I have learned a few things about the winter gear for 1000 hours outside…

a pin image that reads how to dress kids for winter weather on a solid dark purple background on the righthand side. The left hand side has three square images stacked; the top an infant in a purple snowsuit and white knit hat smiling and sitting in snow covered in a dusting of snow. The middle shows a toddler in a pink coat and purple hat sitting in a blue sled as it goes down a snow covered hill
the bottom image shows a girl in a pink balaclava, sliver coat and blue snow pants laying in snow and smiling up at the camera all wearing their winter gear for 1000 hours outside

July 10, 2021June 12, 2022

Beat Summer Boredom with an Outdoor Toy Rotation

If your kids are starting to hit the doldrums of summer and constantly complaining that they’re “so bored!” let me introduce you to the magic that is an outdoor toy rotation!

April 19, 2021

Toddler Summer Must Haves for 1000 Hours Outdoors!

a pin image that reads must have outdoor toys, lots of fun for 1000 hours outdoors 50+ with an image of a little girl throwing a ball in the air