| "It is no secret that outdoor family
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| | invigorating physical activities and
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| activities provide many benefits for both
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| | stimulating mental challenges. And if
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| the parents and their kids.
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| | these are not enough to drag them out of
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| Unfortunately, the sight of families
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| | their video game-induced stupor, then
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| enjoying fun outdoor activities like
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| | tell them there's a nice little treasure
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| playing ball or happily riding an ATV
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| | waiting for the winner too.
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| for kids is becoming increasingly rare.
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| | Go Ride ATVs and Dirt Bikes
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| With fun distractions like the Internet,
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| | If your kids are the kind who easily gets
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| video games and TVs now readily available
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| | bored with ordinary games, then ATVs and
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| to people in their homes, most kids can't
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| | dirt bikes are just the right thing to
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| see why they should bother going out.
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| | help you convince them to spend more time
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| The key to making the thought of spending
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| | outdoors (and with the hundreds stores
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| time outdoors more attractive to kids is
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| | that rent and sell cheap ATVs and dirt
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| enticing them with fun activities they
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| | bikes, finding some you can use shouldn't
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| can't do indoors. Can't think of any
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| | be a problem). Take them to closed
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| good ones? Here are some you can try:
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| | circuits or sand dunes where they can
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| Play Old Fashioned Outdoor Games
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| | ride these vehicles freely and experience
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| Hopscotch, hula-hoop, jump rope,
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| | a rush the most exciting Wii game can
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| leapfrog- in the days before Halo 3,
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| | only hope to duplicate.
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| MySpace and SIMS, these games ruled many
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| | Play Sports
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| of the world's playgrounds. So why not
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| | Not quite ready to see your 6 year-old
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| introduce these amusing activities to
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| | driving a powerful machine? Well there's
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| your kids? Let them discover just how
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| | always our favorite sporting activities.
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| fun these traditional and low-tech games
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| | Kick a few soccer balls around, shoot
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| can be and you won't only get to spend a
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| | some hoops or perfect your batting
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| wonderful time with your children, you'll
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| | swing-there are hundreds of traditional
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| also be able to relive happy memories
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| | and non-traditional sports (e.g. Ultimate
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| from your childhood.
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| | Frisbee, in-line skating) you and your
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| Have a Scavenger Hunt
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| | kids can enjoy outdoors.
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| An exciting and thrilling, scavenger hunt
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| | Visit Parks
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| is one of the best ways you can encourage
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| | If you and your kids want a more
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| your child to leave the comforts of the
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| | laid-back and relaxed time outdoors, then
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| sofa and their video games. Set-up an
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| | why not just go visit the neighborhood
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| elaborate hunt (rent cheap electric
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| | park? Fly a kite, read a book or even
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| bikes you can ride around in, use great
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| | have a traditional picnic, do whatever
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| props, create hard clues) and entice your
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| | you fancy as long as you do it outdoors.
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| kids with the promise of adventure, fun,
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