Now that school is back in, how much time are you spending outside? I know, if you’re like most of us our outdoor time has significantly decreased since life got busy again. Schedules consume us and we can fall back into bad habits easily. This summer, our family created a bucket list and while we achieved most of the items on it, now that school is in it’s easy to forget how important it is to get outside.
Weather can be unpredictable on the prairies, but before the snow flies and it takes even more inspiration to get out there – let’s try and get outside and really enjoy our beautiful fall colors and scents! My son plays football so our weekends give us the opportunity to be outside cheering him on, and we have tickets to our local corn maze to enjoy this month as well! Beyond that, we’re heading to Edmonton in October where we’ll hopefully have an opportunity to enjoy Edmonton’s sights and sounds at Thanksgiving.
I admit, getting our entire family outside takes some effort. Based on a recent video from Nature Valley, I know I’m not alone. If your kids, like mine, prefer sitting in front of a screen rather than a river or path, you’re not alone. If you haven’t already seen this thought-provoking video, take a moment now:
Inspire fellow Canadians to join the Rediscover Nature journey by sharing photos of your time in the great outdoors via social media and you could WIN a trip to Banff National Park to experience Banff and Lake Louise with your family or win one of 10 Nature Valley Rediscover Nature Kits! How? It’s simple! RSVP here, and then snap a photo of your family enjoying nature, then upload to Twitter or Instagram along with the hashtags #RediscoverNature and #MyBanff. The contest runs September 9th – 30th so you have plenty of time to plan an outdoor activity, or see where spontaneity gets you this month!
To add to the fun, we’re giving away a Nature Valley prize package (valued at $50) consisting of:
(2) Nature Valley Rediscover Nature draw-string backpack
(2) Nature Valley travel size LED flashlight
(4) Nature Valley stainless steel 16oz water bottle
(2) Nature Valley Lunch Box snack bars
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We are currently moving to the Edson/Hinton, Alberta area, and can’t wait to check out the quadding trails!
we are going down to the river trails to eplore
Taking the dog up north for a big hike!
We are going to go for a long hike on the Bruce Trail
We’ll go down to the ocean front and explore tidal pools, hunt for sea glass and we always pick up garbage that people have left behind!
we will go for a hike
We will go to the park
We love going to the Provincial park
hopefully we will be out cycling
We’ll go hiking in Minnekhada Park, like we already do every Monday!
We have a great park nearby that’s right on the ocean, you can explore the seashore and the woods!
family will go for a hike
My kids will be with their dad so I will be taking my elderly dog for a lovely walk in the park, his favorite thing to do
We are going to go for a nice long hike outdoors.
we will go for a long walk along the river or trails
We will take a walk through the hiking trails.
Going to the corn maze!
Depending on the weather that day we have discussed going to either Kananaskis, the Bird Sanctuary, Zoo or to a park along the river to enjoy nature and the outdoors.
We are going canoeing.
We’ll be going on a hike.
We will be taking a trip to the forest for the day.
WE are going up to Grouse Mountain for a walk/hike and enjoying the scenery.
A park tour in our city. We plan to go to a bunch of new parks that we’ve never visited
We will be going for a hike in and around my community.
We will rediscover nature by going on a hike or maybe going to the zoo 🙂
Our family is going to get outside for Rediscover Nature Day Sept 20th, and do some rock and leaf collecting in the forest on our Nature walk
We’ll go hiking!
We’ll go for a long walk in the country.
We’ll most likely go on a trail through a small forest.
Planning a big hike.
We will head out and go Geocaching!
With camera in tow, a hiking we will go.
Spending the day with the family apple picking!
We are going to go out and start the yard work and get it ready for the cold months ahead!!
I will be outside at a meeting for our park.
outdoor b-day party
we’re going to go to the park for walks
we are going to spend some time in our back yard. rake up all the leaves into a big pile and take turns jumping in them!
We’re going to make the most of it by grilling some food!
Grill some food, pack it, and enjoy a short hike.
We are going to hike in our favorite spot! Waterton Lake AB
Hiking on the trails.
We will go for a hike together.
We love to go geocaching!
We will be going hiking
We are going to spend the day preparing out trees and shrubs for winter and then having a BBQ.
geocaching is in store for us
We will go on a hike or bike ride.
We will be going on a walk!
We will probably go for a walk to the park.
We are going on a family bike ride!
We plan on a hike and a picnic.
going for a walk or bike ride!
we are going to grab the dog our shoes and go for ag ood hike in the woods
walk in the park
we will go for a walk around the neighbourhood
Take a walk in the woods behind our house and feed the birds.
we are going to our local park and take a hike
we are going for a hike on the trail and enjoy nature and our family
We are going biking on the trails in our neighborhood with family and friends 🙂
We are going to go to the local park and trail 🙂
I’ll take my kids out for a bike ride
We would like to walk down by the beach then around to the trails. Perfect Nature Day.
we are going pumpkin and apple picking 🙂 can’t wait!
I will always remember my summer spent camping at Banff and the horse ride of a lifetime through some of the most beautiful vistas in the world,thanks to my late dad R.I.P <3 We wont be able to relive that experience but we will be out in the fresh air rediscovering our neighborhood ,stretching the legs spying on golden finches,rascally squirrels,fall gardens in bloom. We will bring some snacks,healthy drinks, camera and maybe some trash bags to clean up along the way! The trees are just starting to turn and the weather is holding nicely. We may start a day early we miss so much with faces turned towards devices. My best memories of childhood involve walks hand in hand with my mom ,playing eye spy,looking for snow fairies in winter,counting the leaf colours in fall. We are looking forward to our sojourn on the 20th #RediscoverNature and #MyBanff.
We are a family that loves walking along the river banks in our hometown.Sometimes we pack a light lunch when we go.
Doing some geo caching
I think I’m going to take them hiking, maybe we’ll all pick blackberries. They are in season, afterall!
Planning a walk with the two dogs we all need to get out
We will be taking our dogs on a walk!
We’re going to have a day at the park and then go for a BBQ with the in-laws!
We will go apple picking.
We’ll be at a nearby scenic trail….
Go for a walk and wiener roast in our river valley
I think we will head out to Stanley Park!
we’re going apple picking
We might visit a park tomorrow.
We’ve been going on a lot of hikes/walks lately and look forward to our family weekend walks! The 20th sounds like the perfect day to play outside together!
We went to the conservation area in my town. We love hiking there! 🙂
Nature walk.
It was a lovely summer’s day today and we went for a walk to our favourite trail with the kids.
We spent the day outside going for a long walk and then playing soccer in the backyard.
Our time was spent together outside collecting rocks and bugs and pinecones, and then practicing riding the bike and getting ready for the training wheels to come off soon!
a walk around our neighbourhood and jumping on the trampoline
Going for a hike!
WE love to walk by the reservoir. There are birds and animals
Going for a nature walk
We spent the day fishing at the lake
We went for a nice hike and then fishing at the trout pond.
Was a gorgeous day here in Regina on Sunday!! We spent part of the day in the back yard, cleaning and enjoying the sunshine.
We went to the park and for ice cream.
We put in some time at the park!
We went to the lake and the kids had a scavenger hunt.
We went hiking in the trails by our house.