Archives for July 2009

During my month’s hiatus, the Kids Unplugged family headed to Lake George with a bunch of friends (my husband counted that we had a dozen kids all told throughout the week) for some camping. Our group had four sites near one another and the kids spent their days running between the sites, firing up spider dogs on the campfire, canoeing and swimming in the lake, drawing at the picnic tables, reading and listening to stories and exploring the creek that {Read More}

This past Saturday was our much awaited Walk in Wicopee Creek at Fishkill Farms. After all the rain we had leading up to today’s hike, I was a bit apprehensive about the condition of the creek, but the conditions were perfect for small humans to traverse the creek bed safely and confidently in search of critters of all sorts. I have to first off comment on just how fantastic Fishkill Farms is as a venue for nature adventures with children. {Read More}

I can think of many fun things to do outdoors, but collecting eggs from hen houses with a bunch of kids has to be up there on the list. In fact, I don’t know if I’ve ever gathered eggs from the hen house myself, so I guess I have to admit that my own excitement made our morning at Fishkill Farms today that much more fun. We had a lot planned this morning for our Adventures with Chickens and Eggs, {Read More}

Kids Unplugged is taking a brief blogging hiatus during the month of July. Join us for Saturdays at the Farm in Fishkill when we have our Adventures with Chickens and Eggs on July 11th or for our other upcoming farm dates. The August calendar will be posted soon. Until then!