outdoor toys

Do you remember the first time you touched Kinetic Sand? I was wandering the aisles at a toy fair and simply couldn't put this squeezable sand down. I knew way back then that this mesmerizing compound was going to change the way we play and I'm just now learning more about the ...read more

Tropical Storm Isaiah gave us quite the midsummer surprise here in the suburbs of New York City. We just got our power back on after a whole week of darkness! With trees down, debris everywhere, and lots of uncertainty, one thing we forgot to check on: our above ground Intex ...read more

My youngest is 20 months and she is DYING to keep up with her brother and sister on the road. The only problem is that developmentally she isn't quite ready to do so which causes quite a bit of frustration at our house. She no longer wants to sit in a stroller and watch them ride ...read more

My older two kids were balance bike addicts. As a result they both learned to ride a bike in an afternoon - it was a piece of cake. But because Max was pretty attached to his scooter, we didn't get him a balance bike. Until now. Game = changed. Max has always been naturally ...read more

Despite waking to near freezing temperatures this morning, we are totally ready to gear up for summer. The kids are already into the thick of the spring soccer season and we're making the most of warmer days by hitting the parks around base. Max still sits in a stroller on ...read more

One of my favorite summer activities is spending time in the backyard with my three boys. We're lucky enough to have a dad-made treehouse, a rope swing, and enough grass to kick a soccer ball back and forth. While I'm all for sending the kids out on their own to scrape together ...read more