Tips To Make Hiking Fun For Kids

Hiking with Kids

How to Make Hiking Fun for Kids

by John Dockendorf “Dock”

As the parent of four children, I witness an improvement in family dynamics whenever we are able to spend time outside together as a family. Whether it’s just playing games or better still going on a family hike or bike ride, we just seem to get along better outside. Conversations come more easily and we actually seem to listen to each other. Nobody is distracted by a digital screen, a magazine or a ringing phone. Outside, we play with each other, look out for each other, and share smiles as we witness a brilliant vista or waterfall. Somehow our kids’ complaints about “how much they hate hiking” miraculously disappear by the end of the trip.

Enjoy a Day Out with Thomas at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad

Day Out with Thomas April 12-14 and 19-21Day Out with Thomas April 12-14 & April 19-21

(See giveaway below)

Day Out with Thomas – Event Info.

Our favorite No. 1 engine is set to roll into Grapevine for the Day Out with Thomas: The Go Go Thomas Tour 2013.  All little engineers and their families are invited to take a ride on Thomas and participate in fun Thomas-themed activities.  The event will take place at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad on two weekends in April: 12-14 & 19-21, 2013.

Dog Bowl at the Cotton Bowl April 7

Dog Bowl 2013

7th Annual Dog Bowl: Free and Open to the Public

Free unleashed fun for dog lovers and pooches of all sizes when historic Cotton Bowl field transforms into a tail-wagging time complete with splash pools, a pet/owner look-alike contest and more

Event Info.

Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 1 – 5 p.m.
Cotton Bowl Stadium at Fair Park
3750 Cotton Bowl Circle, Dallas, TX 75210