tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234775952012-01-13T07:03:33.785-08:00Outdoor fun for kids, in Sacramento and the Great Beyond!Jeannie Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14244398606554309053noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23477595.post-29525154158316270672011-01-31T22:59:00.000-08:002011-01-31T22:59:40.380-08:00

Doesn't this look like fun?   This Portland rooftop garden was posted on the beautiful blog of Bay Area Tendrils. Wouldn't your kids love the concept? Wouldn't you?

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Find out more: Reptile Show

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It's a lovely way to spend an evening... (a flickr photo by Kate Williams) "If you are interested in watching "fireworks" in the night sky, get ready for the Perseid Meteor Showers. The Astronomy Club will be hosting an all-ages viewing party. Everyone is invited to the Thursday, August 12th meeting of the Davis Astronomy Club at Fairfield Elementary (26960 County Road 96) starting at 8:00

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Here's a project from 2 years ago that I always loved ... slip on a pair of socks, choose your habitat and go for a walk ... see what seeds germinate! PBS Kids Seeded Socks

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Trail Mix in Old Sacramento is hosting a workshop on Saturday, June 26th from 1 to 3. Find out more on Facebook, TrailMix Bats.

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Sacramento has a new baby tiger ... let's go to the zoo! For more info about the Sacramento Zoo, Jingga, Overnight Family Sleepovers and more, visit their website at www.sacramentozoo.com. For the full story, tune in to the Sac Bee's story on Jingga's first day out!

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Here's a project that will appeal to kids (or the kid in you): a Three Sisters Garden! I've read about this for some time, but this year I've got myself a packet of these seeds and this weekend I'm going to plant my own Three Sisters Garden. From the seed pack, According to Iroquois legend, corn, beans and squash/pumpkins are inseparable sisters, precious gifts from the Great Spirit. The

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What do you think the top gift for Mother's Day would be? Close your eyes...guess...what's that? A day at a gorgeous spa being pampered beyond your wildest dreams? Check out Sacramento's finest spa, the Arden Hills Resort Club Spa.

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flickr photo by noam.armonn The upcoming show has lots of daily activities for kids (12 and under get in to the show for free!). Learn about bats, make flower arrangements, get wiggly with worms, plus on Saturday, a special cooking school. Check out this Kid's Cooking Convention. The show runs from April 8 - 11th at Cal Expo. To find out more about the vendors, the speakers, visit the

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Green Fun at Sacramento's William Land ParkEnjoy a day filled with educational displays focusing on the environment, displays will vary in areas such as responsible conservation, pollution and tips on how to go green. Visit with several Sacramento area organizations and learn about different ways you can go green and help create a healthy environment. Puppet Art Theater will be performing The

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Outdoor Fun for the Whole Family! I think whatever we can do to get kids outside is really valuable. It breaks that perma-link with video games and connects them up with the world we live in. Trailmix.Net seems like a perfect resource...the owners are avid hikers, they've practiced what they preach with their own brood. Plus, what better lure for tech-age kids than activities like GPS-guided

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Seedpack Wildlife Garden I don't think it gets easier than this...a seedpack wildlife garden! This pack of Botanical Interests seeds will plant 14 square feet, that's about a 3 1/2 feet square, a 7 x 2 rectangle or, my favorite, a 4.5' diameter circle. Plop a birdbath in the center for charm and convenience should your hummingbird want to take a bit of a bath! Here's how to do it: Choose a sunny

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If I were in L.A. on February 27th, I'd be at the family event, Hey Kids Get Lost at the L.A. Arboretum... ... or maybe I'd just be looking at these gorgeous structures!

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August 19 - Gates open at 5:30 pm, music begins at 6:00 pm Get 2 tickets for the price of 1! Text "Fairytale" to 72737 and receive the voucher on your mobile phone. Last chance to bring a blanket and claim your spot on the lawn for great music. Special thanks to Capitol Public Radio. Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band Sephardic Jewish music with a bluegrass undertone also described as

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One of my favorite places at the beautiful William Land Park is the WPA Rock Garden. The WPA (Works Project Administration) was a depression-era program to put people to work, and many of the projects were and are some of the most beloved places in the U.S. Timberline Lodge in Oregon's Mt. Hood is a great example. In Sacramento, we have our sweet rock garden. A recent article in the Sacramento

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Gardening Gone Wild's Design Workshop: Kids in the GardenI've been hoppin' around lately, blogging here and there and neglecting my little garden sprouts...oh my. Before the year ends, however, I want to let you know about a great design workshop at Gardens Gone Wild (they do a monthly garden topic and anyone is welcome to participate.) Coming soon to these pages: the wildlife refuges of the

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Hey Kids! Cook with a King Contest Twenty (20) winners will each win one (1) entrance pass for the winner and one (1) entrance pass for the winner's minor child into a "Get Your Kids Cooking" event with the Sacramento Kings on December 1, 2008. Each of the winners will also win one (1) prize pack for the winner's minor child containing a Sacramento Kings Kids Jersey, tote bag, mini basketball,

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Succulents are great! They're easy to grow and don't need much water so you can ignore them for a few days. ALSO...you can grow more by doing stuff like taking a leaf and sticking it in some soil, or taking off one of the baby plants and potting it up. Another thing you can do is go to the nursery and buy one of their tiny potted succulents. Find one that has 3 plants in it. Carefully divide it

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Gardening should be simple...you take a seed, stick it in the ground, water it...it grows and you get a flower or a vegetable or a fruit and you pick it! But, there are a lot of things that can make it complicated...what about weeds? what about bugs? what about the computer game you're playing and you're about to reach the 14th level...not a good time for pulling weeds! what about days so hot

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4 yr old Ben holding a salamander (not sure what kind but we always have them in our yard). Ben says "when it was going I had to keep moving my hands to block it so it wouldn't go away". He means he kept putting one hand in front of the other and it crawled from hand to hand so it didn't fall. Heather

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You know how you get those sticky burs caught on your sweater when gardening or hiking? Well, I get A LOT of them and it takes a really long time to get them off of my wooly sweaters, so I just keep wearing them, burs and all. But, last week I decided to wash this blue sweater of mine with all the burs still on it, hoping some of them would fall off in the wash. Yes, I admit I am domestically

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Can't help myself...check out this project: PBS Kids Seeded Socks

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We're getting close to harvest season, and after that it's seed gathering time. For some plants, that time is already here, but it's especially a fun fall activity. See how many kinds you can collect, from the ground, from the park, from your groceries. Display them in muffin tins and then save them in little seed envelopes (see "Cool Things:).

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This spring I had the pleasure of doing a seed project with Arthur. We looked around his house and his yard and found a variety of seeds, including:lemon basil liquidamber (otherwise known as pokey balls) corn (from his popcorn supply) weeds rose We mixed up some potting soil and made some labels and planted our seeds. We found the warmest place in his house and put our seed pots on a

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