According to the Oxford dictionary, a volunteer is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. At Hike it Baby, volunteers are people who give their time, heart, passion, initiative, and creativity to better the lives of families in their communities and beyond. They work tirelessly to raise a generation to love the outdoors and each other. In celebration of Ap...
Hello, fellow Hike it Baby families. I am writing to you today with very mixed emotions. Our state just made the call not to let our kids go back to the classroom for the rest of the year. This greatly affects my family, especially my kindergartner. As her mom, I am frustrated, sad, and overwhelmed. How am I supposed to make sure she gets her education for the rest of the year while juggling fu...
National Park Week is April 18 - 22, 2020. While most National Park facilities and events are closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the National Park Service and the National Park Trust are offering a variety of online activities including virtual tours, scavenger hunts, trivia contests, and junior ranger programs to help you celebrate from home. To kick off the week, the National Park Service (...
Earth Day is right around the corner (April 22nd) and why not celebrate it in style with one or more of these easy and fun activities! The best part? Almost all of these can be done right at home!
Plant a pollinator garden
You don’t need a yard to plant bee and butterfly friendly flowers! A balcony is perfect for growing a sunflower or maybe some lavender. Need some ideas on which f...
Education and Adventure in Every Download
Find adventure right in your local outside space! Hike it Baby and Super Nature Adventures have partnered to create two downloadable PDF series to help you and your children bring more fun to your backyard, neighborhood, or local park. Each issue includes activities, crafts, games and other ways to actively engage in nature. Each illustrated issue i...
Guys, I know since the COVID-19 virus hit, EVERYTHING has been canceled and it seems every day there is more daunting news. But there are also some good things coming out of all this! I am here to inject your day with a dose of positivity and a boatload full of resources to hopefully help get you through all the madness.
Community
First things first, I know we are all missing our friends,...
Lacey Stock - Family Trail Guide Co-Captain
Tech Support Team member
Calendar Team member
Branch Ambassador for the Kenai Peninsula Alaska
Lacey Stock volunteers for a number of Hike it Baby teams. She is the Family Trail Guide Team Co-Captain, helping to build the number one resource for trail information geared toward families in North America. Lacey also volunteers time on the Te...
It is the 14th day my family and I have self-quarantined due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Though it is a gorgeous, sunny day, and I, as the extrovert of the family am bouncing off the walls to get outside, my homebody-son is not. My 3-year-old son is actually thriving in this new social-distancing era. He loves to stay at home and play trains and trucks and that’s about it. We do ...
We live in an age of incredible technology that allows us all to remain connected even when we are worlds apart, or just unable to join in or host group activities. And we all know research says the great outdoors is really important to your mental and physical health. Even just 15 minutes outside in your own yard or neighborhood is incredibly helpful. This is where virtual hikes and activities...
What makes our earth so unique is the presence of water. This key substance connects every aspect of life on our planet, and is essential for the survival of all living things, from tiny microscopic bacteria to massive blue whales. And yet even on a planet composed of over 70% water, 1 in 9 people lack access to safe, drinkable water. That’s approximately 785 million people worldwide. Tha...
by Sara Wesche
