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Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids
What if you got outside every day, and what if you could get your kids to come along? It sounds modest, but the effects, as dynamic outdoor spokesperson Rebecca Cohen herself can testify, are profound. This inspiring collection of activities gives families an idea for every day of the year, requiring little planning, no expertise and relatively little resources (time, cash...more
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
March 1st 2011
by Sourcebooks
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15 Minutes Outside isn't the kind of book you read, it's the kind of book you 'do'. After spending about five minutes reading through some of the intro, paragraphs, the afterword, and skimming some of all that's in between, I'm raring to go. The book contains 365 ideas, organized by season and month, to get you outside with your kids. Wow do we need this. I just wish I'd seen this before New Year's so I, like the author, could also have set our family an outside-every-day-for-a-year resolution....more
We all want to get out of the house and connect with our kids, but admit it, sometimes as parents, our creative juices just aren't flowing. That's where Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids comes in.
This book is the perfect resource for any parent who just wants to get out there and nurture their kids with a little nature. And if you're not sure what to do, no sweat. Rebecca Cohen lays out a great plan with an idea for every day of the year. It sou...more
This book is the perfect resource for any parent who just wants to get out there and nurture their kids with a little nature. And if you're not sure what to do, no sweat. Rebecca Cohen lays out a great plan with an idea for every day of the year. It sou...more
Going outside everyday with your kids is easier than you think, and there are lots of good reasons to do so. That’s the premise of a new book by gardening and outdoor lifestyle expert Rebecca P. Cohen. Frustrated that the demands of her business and daily life kept her from spending as much time with her two young sons as she wanted, Cohen made a commitment that she would spend at least 15 minutes outside with them every day.
Even when the weather was extremely cold or very hot, Cohen stuck to th...more
Even when the weather was extremely cold or very hot, Cohen stuck to th...more
But even we run out of things to keep us outside and that is why I really have enjoyed reading a new book that was lent to us. 15 Minutes Outside : 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids by Rebecca P. Cohen is a wonderful book packed with ideas to get you and your kids outside and moving no matter the weather. Rebecca shares her story of how she got the idea to get her kids out everyday and took a leap of faith to change jobs after 15 years.
In this book she has ideas for eve...more
In this book she has ideas for eve...more
I picked this book up on a whim during one of our weekly trips to Barnes & Noble for story time. I needed some inspiration. The winter has been long and cold. For weeks at a stretch the only time we would be outside was to walk from our home to our car, from the car to our destination. I'm a library person who doesn't re-read, so I buy very few of my books in physical format, but I knew this was a reference book, it wouldn't do any good to check-it out from the library and read it, only to r...more
My poor two-year-old has been deprived of going outside a lot because I just had no idea what to do with a toddler in cold and hot weather. And little motivation myself (especially when pregnant with my second). This book was a reminder to me of how much fun I had when I was outside as a kid, and that with very little effort I can get my kids outside every day even if it is just for 15 minutes. I have not read every page verbatim yet, but I like what I've read so far and think it will get refere...more
Ok, I didn't read this entire book, but I skimmed it. I really like the idea of a mandatory 15 minutes outside everyday, even in the winter. I personally love evening walks and hope to eventually make it a family event when the time between dinner and bedtime isn't so hectic.
There are some good ideas in this book. It'd be nice to own this book (my copy is from the library) to that I could just pick it up and glance through when in need of some inspiration.
There are some good ideas in this book. It'd be nice to own this book (my copy is from the library) to that I could just pick it up and glance through when in need of some inspiration.
I did appreciate how this book inspired me to get out of the house more with my children, but was disappointed with the so called 365 ideas. Over 30 of the ideas were to plant something in your garden and there were way too many ideas that said "Ask your kids what they like to do and do it." also I felt like every other idea included roasting s'mores or drinking hot cocoa. I was just expecting a little more creativity and not so much redundancy. I took note of ten ideas to do with my kids...whic...more
I liked this book overall. I thought the tips, tricks and ideas in the sidebars and text boxes were especially useful. Many of the activities become redundant, and many more I already knew to do because of my own outdoor-friendly upbringing. Still, for parents new to the outdoors or seeking information and new ideas on getting their kids outdoors, this is a useful book. I would definitely recommend it to any friends who aren't sure where to start.
If my kids were younger this would definitely be a book I would own. It has lots of fun, new, unique ideas for getting out and about and most of them don't cost a thing! I LOVE that she includes variety in the actvities as well as times of day to get outside, many of the activities are related to children's book and LOTS of applicable websites for information and more ideas. I thought an over-abundance of activities related to gardening, (makes sense since she's a gardener) but many of the other...more
This is a good book to reference from time to time when looking for ideas to do with the kids outside. The book is divided into seasons and months. Some of the ideas wouldn't work for my family, but I thought it nice to focus on the need for our children to get out every day, even for just a little while. I'll keep this on my shelf for many years to come.
This book has a bunch of great ideas for getting our kids outside. I loved the creativity of the activities. I also love that excuses like, it is too cold, it is raining or it is to hot should not keep us inside all day. We can enjoy being outside in any type of weather.
This is actually a really sweet book - an activity for every day of the year. Some of the activities can become traditions, and of course you can do an activity any day you want, weather or season permitting. Great for parents of small children, too.
Lots of good ideas for spending time outside. Some don't work as well depending on where you live. For instance finding a swimming hole instead of going to the pool won't work for us because we live in Kansas. Also it's a bit of a drive around here to get to any National Parks to do anything, but still I think a very good book overall.
This book had some great ideas, but it was just so boring. Page after page of blah, blah, blah. How about a little color? Maybe a picture or two to break up the monotony? It is supposed to be a book about having fun, after all.
WHY don't people pay me to write books?
I did get about 7-8 new fun ideas from this. But otherwise it was all things that sort of seem no-brainer to me. I think this is another example of a blog to book. I'm very much missing out on getting paid for people to hear my daily thoughts!!!
I did get about 7-8 new fun ideas from this. But otherwise it was all things that sort of seem no-brainer to me. I think this is another example of a blog to book. I'm very much missing out on getting paid for people to hear my daily thoughts!!!
Loved this book. Very inspirational and makes me want to go outside right now. I wish I owned this book. Spent a lot on late fees at the library.
flipped through and has some good ideas to draw upon when you get bored of your normal. -just a good reminder to be outside more with the kids.
Excellent guide book and a bit of inspiration. A lot of the ideas are no brainers, but sometimes my brain doesn't work.
Haven't read the whole thing, but the October and November tips are great! Very inspirational.
This book is awesome, it's going to be really useful when my daughter is older- I love her ideas!
I liked the idea of this book. My kids are a little old for a lot of these suggestions. It would be great for age 6 and younger. The way she wrote a lot of these ideas, I makes me think she is over stimulating her kids and they are not able to just sit still for a couple minutes, but that they ALWAYS have to be doing or thinking something.
I love the idea of getting the kids outside for at least fifteen minutes a day, even in the cold months. There are some good ideas in here to liven things up all year.
i liked this - it was a good refresher of different ways to engage kids in outdoor activities. some i was familiar with, or had read about in other similar books, and others were new. best was the concept of questions to ask to encourage wonder and spark imagination.
Great activity ideas to keep you children outdoors!
This book has so many wonderful ideas! The author not only gives you reasons why being outside with your kids is a good idea but she splits the book into the different months of the year with multiple activities for each one. I'm always looking for new creative and fun things to do with my kids and this book is great!
While I didn't read the whole book word-for-word, I really like the concept of the book and would definitely read more in detail if I owned it (hard to remember 365 activities when you only have 3 weeks to read it before it's due back at the library). Nice reference book for ideas to get out and enjoy time with the kids.
great reminder and great ideas
One of my resolutions for 2012 is to get outside more with the boys. Especially during the winter months. I will be turning to this book throughout the year to find inspiration and different ways to entertain (and be active) with the boys.
Full of ideas!!
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Jan 17, 2011 03:18pm