Trash Cleanup

Organize a community cleanup of a local park, creek, or beach. Your kids will radiate with pride over their service as they discover meaning in making the world better for all.

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Tactical Seat Back

Enough cargo pockets to be sure you have as much gear as mommy stuffs into her purse bag.
Waders (Men’s)

The perfect all around wader
Fishing Hoodie

What the cool guides wear...
Metal Detector
Gold

Pulled from behind the ear or discovered in the sandbox, gold coins will always delight.

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Basketball Laundry Hamper

Help them help you.
Be Kind Book

Because empathy is a critical life skill, and the world needs more kindness.
Venus Fly Trap

Cool display of natural adaptation, specialization, & ingenuity. Perhaps a life lesson??
Pump Ocean Water To The Beach!

Waterslide on the beach anyone? Wash sand off the baby? Great for the lake too.

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Be A Tourist In Your Home Town

All the stuff out-of-towners do that locals take for granted... Bike and Segway tours, zoo's, aquariums, ferris wheels, planetariums, and museums... Make it extra fun by dressing up as crime fighting superheroes or whatever silly costume you have stashed in...

Be A Tourist In Your Home Town

Family Field Day Olympics

Dizzy bat, tug of war (with a baby pool in the middle), wheelbarrow relay (with an actual wheelbarrow and kids inside), 3-legged race, corn-hole, flip cup, "Tool Aid" pong, egg on a spoon relay, water balloon or egg distance toss,...

Family Field Day Olympics

Float The River

Relax. Take it slow and enjoy nature. In the age of technology and constant stimulation, it’s more important than ever to find ways to get kids outdoors and connect with nature. One great way to do this is to take...

Float The River

Acts of Kindness

Write a note to the bus driver, teacher, postal worker, mom, sibling and have others sign it or share their favorite memories. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or animal shelter. Build a habitat for humanity house. Give socks to a...

Acts of Kindness

Get Out There!

Find a new favorite campsite, fishing spot, or swimming hole through our friends at Outly.com. If you'd like a guided trip like kayaking through the Okefenokee Swamp, consider being guests on one of the many trips offered by conservancy groups...

Get Out There!

Industry Tours

Like your own personal school field trip, you can book a tour with your local water treatment plant for your kids to learn what happens to their poop after they flush! Or... call ahead to a fire station, police station,...

Industry Tours

Meals on Wheels

Let your child experience the joy of giving to those in need of a meal and a warm smile. Many seniors are in desperate need of socialization opportunities and would be endeared to have you and your kid say hello....

Meals on Wheels

Make Friendship Bracelets

Don't discount it. Bracelet making can give a restless or agitated mind a much needed break through creative expression. And the joy your child will discover from gifting a handmade bracelet to a friend or loved one will reinforce a...

Make Friendship Bracelets

Nursing Home Buddy

Help your kid develop their sense of empathy and respect by volunteering at a nursing home to read or just be caring listener to the wisdom of those who came before us.

Nursing Home Buddy

Emotion Charades

Take turns acting out specific emotions and guessing the answer. Encourages social awareness, eye contact, and social competence skills

Emotion Charades

Plant Something

Give your kids ownership in part of the garden to instill merits of pride and patience. The best part is digging and finding worms... Planting and gardening with kids isn't just about getting your hands dirty and growing some...

Plant Something

Whitewater Rafting

For kids as old as 8. Same goes for fishing float trips FYI. DADDIO TIPs: Note there are two business models for rafting outfits: 1) Quality, 2) Quantity. Be weary of companies that cater mostly to youth groups, Scouts, and...

Whitewater Rafting

Snipe Hunt

It's all about walking around in the woods with the kids. Try to build up the anticipation and excitement. "Did you hear that?! I think that was a snipe!". You might be wondering what a snipe is. Technically it's a...

Snipe Hunt

Golden Child

What do leprechauns, pirates, hillbillies, and kids have in common? They love finding gold! Throw some 'gold' coins in the sandbox, pull it out of their ear at bathtime, hide it under a 3-cup shuffle, or introduce your kids to...

Trash Cleanup

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Be A Tourist In Your Home Town

Family Field Day Olympics

Float The River

Acts of Kindness

Get Out There!

Industry Tours

Meals on Wheels

Make Friendship Bracelets

Nursing Home Buddy

Emotion Charades

Plant Something

Whitewater Rafting

Snipe Hunt

Golden Child