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100Talk - 100 Thieves Podcast100Talk - 100 Thieves PodcastCruising to Another 2-0 - 100 Thieves LCS Summer 2022 Week 6 RecapA 2-0 weekend is a 2-0 weekend, but not all are created equal. Good thing the 100 Thieves fanbase is a gnarled and seasoned group that won’t overreact to any uncharacteristically sloppy games, right? Right. The dads lead the family discussion on what admittedly wasn’t the cleanest set of matches from 100T, taking note of the confidence level of this team and the mental benefits of winning games when you’re not at your best. They play the new game “Should We Play It” with some of the new picks the squad brought out against Dignitas and Immortals, and talk a...2022-08-021h 14100Talk - 100 Thieves Podcast100Talk - 100 Thieves PodcastCruising to Another 2-0 - 100 Thieves LCS Summer 2022 Week 6 RecapA 2-0 weekend is a 2-0 weekend, but not all are created equal. Good thing the 100 Thieves fanbase is a gnarled and seasoned group that won’t overreact to any uncharacteristically sloppy games, right? Right. The dads lead the family discussion on what admittedly wasn’t the cleanest set of matches from 100T, taking note of the confidence level of this team and the mental benefits of winning games when you’re not at your best. They play the new game “Should We Play It” with some of the new picks the squad brought out against Dignitas and Immortals, and talk a...2022-08-021h 14Happy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families46. Life at Camp - with Audrey WithycombeAudrey Withycombe is a wife, mother of two, and former teacher. Audrey is passionate about seeking adventures from mountain biking to exploring hot springs. She and her family have made it a whole lifestyle as they currently live full time at a summer camp in Minnesota. When Audrey isn’t out adventuring with her family, she is blogging and podcasting about being an outdoorsy family. I was so happy to be able to sit down and talk with Audrey about life at camp, and the joy of being outdoors! You can find Audrey's blog an...2021-10-2033 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families45. Recess Advocacy - with Summer BelloniWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. Today I'm excited to talk all about recess advocacy, and Summer Belloni is the perfect person for this conversation! As a credentialed teacher, she has experience teaching in both public and private schools. On the parenting side, when her own children entered school, Summer served on a district level student health advisory council where she began to really understand the importance of recess. She began to advocate locally for district policy, and went on to start Texans for...2021-10-0646 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families44. Hidden Senses (Part 2) - The Proprioceptive SenseWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. I am your host, Emily Isenbarger, and I hope that as you listen in each week you will feel inspired and excited about reconnecting your kids, and yourselves, with the outdoors - whatever that looks like for you. Join with me as we dive into the beauty, the benefits, and the challenges of taking life outside. Thanks for listening! This week we are talking about another "hidden" sense, our proprioceptive sense. Our proprioceptive...2021-09-2918 minOutdoorsy FamiliesOutdoorsy FamiliesEpisode 19: Outdoor Play with Emily IsenbargerToday I’m talking with Emily Isenbarger. Emily is a podcast host of the Happy Outdoor Family podcast. She first published her podcast a few weeks before I released mine. I’ve enjoyed listening to her podcast and talking with her about podcasting. Emily does a great job at prioritizing outdoor play for her three daughters and has homeschooled them for the last few years. Now her oldest daughter has started attending public school. She’s thriving in this new environment, but it’s added some challenges on how to incorporate plenty of outdoor play into her daily routine. Emily ha...2021-09-2833 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families43. Hidden Senses (Part 1) - The Vestibular SystemWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. I am your host, Emily Isenbarger, and I hope that as you listen in each week you will feel inspired and excited about reconnecting your kids, and yourselves, with the outdoors - whatever that looks like for you. Join with me as we dive into the beauty, the benefits, and the challenges of taking life outside. Thanks for listening! This week we are talking about one of the "hidden sense" that we all...2021-09-2219 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families42. Favorite FALL booksWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. I am your host, Emily Isenbarger, and I hope that as you listen in each week you will feel inspired and excited about reconnecting your kids, and yourselves, with the outdoors - whatever that looks like for you. Join with me as we dive into the beauty, the benefits, and the challenges of taking life outside. Thanks for listening! This week I am sharing some of my FAVORITE fall-themed picture books. Whether your...2021-09-1521 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families41. Our (Outdoor) Homeschool RoutineWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that encourages and equips families to spend more time exploring and playing together outside. I am your host, Emily Isenbarger, and I hope that as you listen in each week you will feel inspired and excited about reconnecting your kids, and yourselves, with the outdoors - whatever that looks like for you. Join with me as we dive into the beauty, the benefits, and the challenges of taking life outside. Thanks for listening! I am so excited to be back with you and today we are talking about prioritizing the...2021-09-0824 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families40. PLAYTIME - Mud PaintHello happy outdoor families! Welcome to happy outdoor playtime. This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Each week I will bring you a simple play invitation that I hope will be a jumpstart into some really fun play outside! Ideally, you will listen to this podcast outside, in your special nature space where you can play. Today we are going to be making art! Creating art is a wonderful way for all of us to express ourselves. We will be...2021-08-1808 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families39. Math and Reading in the Wild: Practical Advice for Outdoor Schooling - with Rachel TiddRachel Tidd is the author of the Wild Math® and Wild Reading™ Curriculums and a leading proponent of integrating the outdoors and the natural materials in math education. She became interested in teaching and learning outside after watching her two children thrive in an outdoor forest preschool. Prior to founding Wild Learning, Rachel obtained extensive teaching experience as an elementary and special education teacher and as a homeschool parent. She holds a Master’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education and a B.S. in Environmental Science from SUNY- College of Environmental Science and F...2021-08-1643 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families38. PLAYTIME - Texture Hunt!Hello happy outdoor families! Welcome to happy outdoor playtime. This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Each week I will bring you a simple play invitation that I hope will be a jumpstart into some really fun play outside! Ideally, you will listen to this podcast outside, in your special nature space where you can play. Today we are going to be exploring textures, hunting for textures in our spaces and playing a guessing game using our...2021-08-1110 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families37. Getting Outside on a Public School ScheduleThis week I’m thinking a lot about the major changes that are happening to our family’s schedule as my oldest daughter starts at our local public school. Listen in as I share about how we are managing outdoor time on a public school schedule, as well as ideas for how to support and encourage your local school in spending more time - both play and learning time - outside.  Some resources that I mention in the episode: Study on outdoor time: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-44097-3 2021-08-0925 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families36. PLAYTIME - Nesting BirdsHello happy outdoor families! Welcome to happy outdoor playtime. This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Each week I will bring you a simple play invitation that I hope will be a jumpstart into some really fun play outside! Ideally, you will listen to this podcast outside, in your special nature space where you can play. Today we are going to play like nesting birds! The supplies you will need for today’s playtime are simply nature debris. This can in...2021-08-0407 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families35. Bringing Learning Outside - with Jenny LiebhamJenny Leibham is a nature play advocate, nature preschool teacher, coach, speaker, and creator. She works with educators to amplify their vision and expand their ideas of what their teaching practice can be. Known to provoke curiosity and create space to listen deeply, Jenny has worked with the University of Washington, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Natural Start Alliance, and the Children and Nature Network. Today we are going to be talking about how educators and parents can define what feels good to them outside, create a vision of outdoor learning, and then implement that with...2021-08-0238 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families34. PLAYTIME - Ice Sensory BinsWelcome back to Playtime! This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Thanks for starting your play with me - today we will be making ice sensory bins, perfect for a hot summer day! Here is what you will need to set up: you will want a container to use as your sensory bin, a shallow plastic tub works great. Fill your tub with ice, and a little bit of cold water so that your ice can float and slosh around a bit...2021-07-2808 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families33. Connecting With Indigenous History - with Erika McLemoreErika McLemore is a mom and teacher that loves to get outside and play! She holds a BS from the US Naval Academy and is a former naval officer. She currently leads Tinkergarten classes in Cedar Park, Texas, where she lives with her husband and three young children, and also works as the Community Manager for Tinkergarten, which is how I first became acquainted with Erika. Erika is a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and helping families across the country learn and connect with the indigenous history of our...2021-07-2632 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families32. Connecting to the National Parks - with Rob and Sarah GardnerRob and Sarah Gardner are parents and outdoor enthusiasts who have a passion for our national parks. After many family trips exploring the parks, they wanted to find a way to support these national treasures. Through their baby gear company Joovy, they have partnered with the national park foundation to bring awareness to families about the importance of these spaces, and more specifically about the endangered animals that call the parks home. I’m excited today to talk more about our national parks and how we can help our children grow up to be environmental stewards, to cultivate a co...2021-07-1937 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families31. PLAYTIME: Play DoughWelcome back to Playtime! This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Thanks for starting your play with me - today we are taking a play tool that we usually use inside, and taking it out into our nature spaces with us! Play dough is a fun tool for children to strengthen motor skills, get sensory stimulation, and use their imaginations to create something new.  The supplies you will need for today's playtime are: some play dough (store b...2021-07-1408 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families30. How We Use Technology OutsideWelcome to Happy Outdoor Families, the podcast that is designed to motivate and equip families to spend more time outside. In today's episode, I talk a little bit about my approach to technology, specifically phone use, when we are outside. Tech doesn't have to be all or nothing, and I hope this episode helps you to navigate what ways tech might add value to your time outside, and also what ways it is not. I also share five apps that I love, that I believe have added value to our outdoor adventures! They are all free, and can be...2021-07-1222 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families29. PLAYTIME - Zoom In!Welcome back to Playtime! This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Thanks for starting your play with me - today we will be zooming in and looking very closely at our nature space to find out what is living and growing there. I will also be introducing the concept of nature journaling! The supplies you will need for today's playtime are: paper, and something to draw with - crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc. If you want to...2021-07-0710 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families28. Adventuring For Our Kids, Adventuring For Ourselves - with Lindsey Lapointe, the Freelance AdventurerI have been looking forward to sharing this conversation! Lindsey Lapointe is an outdoor adventurer, a writer, a middle school teacher, and a mom. She currently lives with her family in New England where she enjoys hiking and documenting her adventures on her blog, the freelance adventurer, and on social media. She is a regular contributor to the Seacoast Moms Blog and recently wrote a book, Seacoast Hikes and Nature Walks, to share her knowledge of some of the amazing trails in the Seacoast region. Lindsey loves to take her family out in the wild on adventures but also...2021-07-0537 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families27. PLAYTIME - Toy WashWelcome back to Playtime! This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Thanks for starting your play with me - today we will be exploring with water and soap, making bubbles and creating our own toy wash station. The supplies you will need for today's playtime are: a plastic bin or similar container filled with water, some dish soap, a spoon or other stirring utensil, and old washcloth, and some toy animals, or vehicles, or other toys that are ready for a washing!2021-06-3008 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families26. Puddle Parenting with Jen and KellyThis week, to wrap up our month on play, I am talking to a couple of the women behind some of my favorite content on the web related to spending time outside. Jen and Kelly (we missed you, Irene!) are two of the moms behind the popular and super fun instagram account, Puddle Parenting. Puddle Parenting is all about embracing the joyful mess of growing children outdoors.  They are three moms who are on a mission to get outside with their kids because they know there are so many benefits for their families and for the future of our p...2021-06-2834 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families25. PLAYTIME - Sink or Float?Hello happy outdoor families! Welcome to happy outdoor playtime. This segment of the podcast is designed for kids from babies up through the elementary years, and their grown ups, to listen to together. Each week I will bring you a simple play invitation to follow along with that I hope will be a jumpstart into some really fun play outside! Ideally, you will listen to this podcast outside, in your special nature space where you can play. The supplies you will need for today's playtime are a large water container - big enough to...2021-06-2311 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families24. Behavioral Schemas: How Play Builds BrainsWelcome to another play-focused episode! Today we are tackling behavioral schema in children's play - I will define what a "schema" is, and how these patterns of behavior are evidence of the beneficial effect of play on children's brains. In the episode, I go over 8 different behavioral schemas. I will list them below with a brief description: Enveloping: fully covering objects up. Example: wrapping up a toy or one's self in a blanket.  Enclosing: creating boundaries around things. Example: building a fence and putting all of your toy animals inside. T...2021-06-2126 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families23. PLAYTIME - Making MusicWelcome back to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. For this week's playtime, we will be experimenting with sounds. Kids will have the opportunity to wonder about what sounds they can hear, and create, in their nature space, and try making some music with you.  The supplies you will need for this week: One or more empty containers with lids, such as recycled yogurt containers, bottles, tupperware, etc. and some materials that can go inside of your containers to make interesting sounds - such a...2021-06-1611 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families22. The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Play - with Graham FraserGraham Fraser has been an outdoor preschool leader for over 10 years in scotland and canada and currently runs Woods and Waves, a popular outdoor preschool program in Vancouver. When Graham had to close the doors of his preschool during the Covid-19 pandemic, he found creative ways to continue engaging with his families remotely, and provide them with tools to have meaningful play outside. This led he and three of his friends to start brainstorming ways to reach even more families. This is how the Twigs app was born. Twigs is an app for parents and caregivers  to use as t...2021-06-1442 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families21. PLAYTIME - Flamingo FunWelcome back to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. For this week's playtime, we are getting back to animal play! I will share some fun facts about our special animal friend and kids will have an opportunity to guess what animal it is (flamingo!) We will be balancing, dancing, and building like flamingos! The supplies you will need for this week: we will be using mud to build like flamingos so this playtime will work best in an area suitable for...2021-06-0911 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families20. Defining Play, and Why It MattersSummer is starting, and for the month of June, we are going to be focusing on play! Unfortunately, time for free play has been diminishing over the last several decades for a number of reasons. I am here to make the argument that free, unstructured play is worth our time and the effort to make space for it! I am excited to share some fascinating information with you about play, as well as invite some guests on the show who are doing amazing work in bringing back outdoor play for kids. It's going to be a great month! 2021-06-0725 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families19. PLAYTIME - Nature SoupWelcome back to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. This week we are continuing with the theme of cooking and will be making a delicious nature soup. The supplies you will need for today’s play activity are…a large sized pot, bucket, or similar container, another smaller container to collect ingredients, some water, and a space where you are able to collect various natural materials like leaves, twigs, rocks, and so forth. Today we are going to be making soup - pretend cooking play, and espe...2021-06-0211 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families18. The Truth About Ticks - with Dr. Thomas MatherIn this episode, Dr. Thomas Mather is here to teach us what we need to know about ticks. This interview is packed full of information that will help you to be more prepared should you encounter ticks while you are spending time outside. From learning about what ticks live in your area, to prevention, to how to remove a tick and what NOT to do, Dr. Mather covers it all. It may not be fun to think about encountering ticks outside, but this information is so important and I hope that it is helpful for you! 2021-05-3144 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families17. PLAYTIME - Campfire CookingWelcome back to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. This week we are making a campfire to cook a fabulous feast. The supplies that you will need for today's playtime are sticks - you don’t need to gather these together - in fact the search for sticks is part of the fun! But some nature spaces don’t have a lot of sticks naturally, so I list this in case you are in a situation where you might need to bring in some sticks from outs...2021-05-2609 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families16. Hiking With Your Baby - with Hailey TerryThis week I am sharing an interview with Hailey Terry, an avid hiker, backpacker, and mama to a busy one year old boy. We talk about the transition to motherhood, the importance of still getting out and doing the things you love with your babies, and some practical advice for getting out and hiking. I really enjoy following along with Hailey on her blog and on Instagram, and she was so much fun to talk to! I know you are going to love this interview and maybe you’ll feel encouraged to get out on a hike this week....2021-05-2431 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families15. PLAYTIME - Playing Like PenguinsWelcome back to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. This week we are playing like animals! I'll offer some clues and see if your kids can guess who we are going to play like today (emperor penguins!). We will imagine we are penguin parents bringing water and food back to our babies. We will be thinking about what tools are most useful for transporting water from one container to another. The supplies that you will need for today's playtime are two...2021-05-1912 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families14. Take Your Date OutsideI talk a lot on this podcast about getting outside with your kids. But today I want to switch gears a little bit, because outdoor time isn’t only beneficial when we take our kids along. Getting outside with other adults is such a great way to spend our time and feel closer to one another. So, inspired by the information shared by Dr. Izenstark on last week’s show about how nature activities can strengthen relationships, I decided to do an episode all about outdoor dates. If you don’t have a spouse or significant other that you can pl...2021-05-1726 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families13. PLAYTIME - Hide and Seek FriendsWelcome to Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups.This week is all about using our eyes to spot colors and other things in our nature spaces. We will be playing a special game of hide and seek and learning about how some animals have a special hiding tool - camouflage!  The supplies you will need today: a few animal toys, ideally one or two that are brown or green - that will blend in with the natural environment, and one or two that are a...2021-05-1212 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families12. How Nature Strengthens Families - with Dr. Dina IzenstarkListen in this week to an interview with Dr. Dina Izenstark. Dr. Izenstark is an assistant professor in the child and adolescent development department at san jose state university. Her research explores the impact of time spent in nature on children and families, and how family-based nature activities can promote strong family relationships. I loved hearing more about Dina‘s research findings and what she hopes will come of her studies!  If you would like to learn more about Dr. Izenstark and some of her publications, Check out her bio page here: https://www.sjs...2021-05-1036 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families11. PLAYTIME - An Introduction to MudWelcome back to Playtime! Today, we are introducing a very special play material - mud! That means that today is potentially a messier play day, depending on how excited your child is to dive in. As you are preparing to listen together, be sure to wear clothing that is ok to get dirty. In the future we will circle back to mud plenty of times in various play scenarios, but today is all about simply getting comfortable and interested in using mud as a tool for play. Supplies: area with dirt that can be loosened or bring some loose dirt...2021-05-0511 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families10. What's So Great About Mud?Welcome to episode 10! Today's episode outlines some of the reasons why mud play is so great for all of us. Listen in to hear about some of the benefits of getting muddy and ideas for how to play.  A few interesting articles for further reading: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/antidepressant-microbes-soil.htm https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/dirt/2019/04/03/science-mud-healing-power https://www.healthline.com/health/childrens-health/mud-play Intro/Outro: Acoustic/Folk Instrumental b...2021-05-0319 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families9. PLAYTIME: Measuring and Making PicturesWelcome back to PLAYTIME! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. This week, we are going to try making lines and measuring with our collected nature objects. We will also make shapes and pictures together, and wonder about what else we can try measuring and making with our collections! Kids will have the opportunity to practice with measuring concepts and get creative with making some fun natural art.  The supplies you will need for this week's playtime: a collection of nature objects - t...2021-04-2810 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families8. Our Favorite Spring Books for 2021One of my favorite things to do at the beginning of a new season is to pull out our favorite seasonal books, and fill up my library cards with old favorites and new discoveries! In this episode, I take you through 15 of our FAVORITE picture books for spring 2021. I guarantee you will find some new favorites in this list! All of the titles are listed below with amazon links for you: Seasonal change books: 1. Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak - https://amzn.to/34xg442 2. When Spring Comes by...2021-04-2628 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families7. PLAYTIME: CloudsWelcome to another installment of Happy Outdoor Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. Today we are going to play like clouds! Young listeners, together with their grown ups, will have the chance to wonder together at the sky and think about how clouds look and move. We will play like clouds as we move with the wind (or make our own wind!) and imagine shapes we can make with our bodies.  For today's playtime, no supplies are needed! Just yourselves and a...2021-04-2109 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families6. Joy and Learning in the Garden - with Em Shipman of KidsGardeningEm Shipman, Executive Director of KidsGardening, is on the show today to talk about some of the many ways that kids can learn, discover, and grow through gardening. Listen in to learn about some of the ways that we can all benefit from growing something this year, and tips on how to get started either at home, or with a garden program at your school or community organization.  Be sure to check out kidsgardening.org for more helpful resources and find KidsGardening on social media using the handle @kidsgardening  In...2021-04-1935 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families5. PLAYTIME: Box HomesWelcome to another installment of Happy Outdoor Playtime! This is the segment of the podcast designed for kids to listen to outside, with their grown ups. This week, your kids will choose an animal to pretend to be (or, bring along an animal or doll friend) and create a home for that animal using another favorite kid toy...the box! The supplies you will need for this Playtime are a cardboard box for each participant. If you have multiple boxes, that can be a fun way to expand your child's creation! The box should either be big enough for your...2021-04-1412 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families4. In Case of Adventure - What I'm Keeping in My Car This SeasonListen in to find out what I'm keeping in my car this spring to help make sure I can say YES to spontaneous play and adventure more often, and avoid having to cut our outdoor time short when the unexpected happens. In this episode, I go over the contents of our "In Case of Adventure" bins. Some of the specific products that I mention are linked below: Potette portable potty: https://amzn.to/3uDczUh Disposable liners: https://amzn.to/3p4EhYU PlanetWise BIG wet bag/bin liner: https...2021-04-1226 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families2. 5 Reasons to Spend More Time OutsideIn this episode, I cover 5 reasons that you should care about getting outside with your family. Listen in to hear more about how time outside can help: improve mental well being, improve physical health and development, reduce screen time, invite more awe into our lives, and help us to raise the next generation to care about our planet. Links for research mentioned in the show: https://neurosciencenews.com/mom-daughter-park-7980/ https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/nurtured-nature https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/the-influence-of-soil-on-human-health-66885 https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/multimedia/infographics/getmoving.html https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/research/2020...2021-04-0527 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families3. PLAYTIME: SticksWelcome to the first installment of Happy Outdoor Playtime! This podcast segment is intended for kids to listen to with a grown up, while in an outdoor space where they can play along with me. For this playtime, each child participating will need at least one stick, but having more than one is even better! Don't have any sticks around? In a pinch, try a wooden spoon. Have fun playing today? Please hit subscribe so you never miss a playtime! You can also follow along with all the fun on instagram, where you can find me @happyoutdoorfamilies . . . . . . Walk by ikson...2021-04-0508 minHappy Outdoor FamiliesHappy Outdoor Families1. IntroductionListen in to hear a little about who I am and why I started the Happy Outdoor Families Podcast. So glad you are here! . . . . . . Intro/outro music: Acoustic/Folk Instrumental by Hyde - Free Instrumentals https://soundcloud.com/davidhydemusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.02021-03-3114 min