This month, instead of spreading the love through chocolates and candy hearts, let us help you find some new books to love! We include a cookbook and lessons in love from some forest friends.
Let's Cook! by Susan McQuillan, RD
Want to get your children involved in cooking at home? This Sesame Street themed Let's Cook! will have them wanting to help out every day! Featuring recipes for breakfast...
Whether you’re new to hiking with your baby or toddler, or you’re looking for a new trail to explore, the Hike it Baby community is a valuable resource for finding family hiking trails around the country. In this article, we share three kid-friendly hikes in Alabama to explore with babies and young children.
Alabama is part of the Southeast and enjoys hot, humid summers and generally mild wint...
"Random Acts of Kindness" is a phrase everyone knows. It's in our culture and our vocabulary. But how does it translate, practically, to what we are teaching our children? I'll let you in on a secret: pretty easily. Our children are already enamored with nature. They love it without bounds. They are curious about it, interested in it, and proud of it ... and it's not a far stretch to introduce ...
Photo Laura Castro / Twig and Lens Photography
Recently I was thinking about all of the reasons I have loved Hike it Baby over the years and how it has helped me be a better parent. For me, the drive to build the community and keep it going from the start was because it gave me an instant community in Portland where I started Hike it Baby.
It also allowed me to explore nature beyond my comfor...
Whether you’re new to hiking with your baby or toddler, or you’re looking for a new trail to explore, the Hike it Baby community is a valuable resource for finding family hiking trails around the country. In this article, we share three beautiful hikes in Arkansas to explore with babies and young children.
Hiking with young children (under 5 years old) is different from hiking with school-age ...
“Teek Ta, Teek Ta” comes bubbling up from the backseat.
“Victoria?” I ask.
“Yeah!” says my almost 2-year-old son in cheery confirmation.
We are both rosy-cheeked and smiling. Our bodies thawing in the still-warm car as we drive through the slushy, salt-covered roads toward home. We are happy and content, but our day didn’t start out that way.
It started with a cold, wet morning. All our winte...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in America and around the world. Every year, 1 in 5 deaths in women is caused by heart disease, but it can be prevented through education and making a healthy lifestyle change. This February for American Heart Month, be good to your heart by giving it some extra love and attention and head outside for some well-deserved self-care. Le...
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the U.S., spreading over 3,500 square miles with a varying landscape that beckons to be discovered. Families with young kids will find a plethora of things to learn about and explore, such as forests, canyons, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, thermal pools, wilderness, as well as all the animals that call Yellowstone home. Our family spe...
Winter can be tough for people like us who love the outdoors. When the sun sets early and temperatures plunge, it can be tempting to cuddle up inside by the fire rather than bundle up for an outdoor adventure. But the shorter days and longer nights of winter do offer something that warmer, longer days don’t: night hikes. Since the the sun starts to dip behind the horizon well before bedti...
If you headed over to hikeitbaby.com last Wednesday in the wee hours of the morning, you may have come across this message:
“Just like your favorite trails, our site needs a break for maintenance. We'll be back soon! The server maintenance work will take place today, Wednesday (1/22) 10 pm - 1am PST.”
And this wasn’t just any ol’ website maintenance check. Big updates were coming to Hike it...
