Introducing 31 Days of Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys
Get Ready for 31 Days of…
Adventure. Simplicity. Boyhood. Outdoors.
I’m taking the plunge. I’ll be writing for the next 31 days of October on one topic. Nester hosts 100’s of bloggers doing the same challenge of writing on one topic, every day, for one month.
Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys – It’s a topic I’ve been passionately pursuing, and I’m anxious to share.
Why?
~ I have a passion for enjoying God’s creation with my boys and instilling in them a wonder for His majesty and beauty.
~ I am fascinated by the uniqueness of boys – their love for adventure, their need for risk, their innate ability to turn soap dirty, how they learn from being in their element outdoors.
~ I want to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle for our family.
~ I love sharing simple ideas that can help us embrace motherhood with boys all the more.
~ I want to raise brave men, not scared boys. “Scared moms raise scared kids. Brave moms raise brave kids.” – Jen Hatmaker I don’t want to be the catalyst that holds my son back from something hard, challenging, something that causes growth.
~ I love a good challenge.
So every day this month I’ll be sharing a simple outdoor adventure idea that you can recreate with your boy(s)…or yes, I’m SURE you could do any of these with girls too. I’m a mama to four boys. I know boys. Well at least I know MY BOYS. Nevertheless, my heart behind this is allowing boys to be boys.
I’ll probably pop in here once in a while to give you an update on what’s going on in our lives during the month of October, but you can also follow along on the 4tunate Facebook Page, where I’ll be posting more of our everyday life. You know, like my dismay at my son eating a dropped piece of candy off the tile of dirty restaurant floor and pictures of my boys dressed as superhero gold miners with basketball jerseys. You know the ones.
***I would LOVE to share in YOUR adventures as well! If you instagram or tweet, tag your pictures/ideas with #outdoorboys or feel free to share them on our Facebook Page. Let’s encourage one another!
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So are you on board? Will you join me for 31 straight days of Simple Outdoor Adventures for Boys?
Loving it!! The pics are wonderful – family is beautiful!
Thanks so much, Andrea! Checking out your blog as well. So glad to find more boy mamas!
Oh this sounds fun 🙂 Lovely to find your blog here!
Thanks, Sarah! Glad you found us – looking forward to sharing the adventures this month!
I love your topic! So excited to follow along and see what you and your boys get up to this month!
Oh good! Excited to share as well!
Love it! I try to get our kids outside to enjoy the last of the good weather before we’re socked in for the winter, so I can’t wait to see what you guys are coming up with…
Exactly…all the fun we can get before the bundling blitz and hibernation begins! =) Excited to have you on board!
So excited for your series and grateful to have found you via the nester!
We have one son who joined our family via adoption (born 2/7/07…very close to your boys ages i see!) and would love more outdoor adventures with him.
Looking forward to October!
Our boys were born 2-2-07! Wild! So glad you found us and will be joining in on the adventure!
What fun! I’m an MOB of one and love the fun!
So glad to hear you are excited about it too!
This sounds like something I would write! Something straight out of my heart.
Yay! Hopefully it will speak to a lot of us! It’s been on my heart for a while now…
I have two boys! I can’t wait to read and follow this. We LOVE to be outside and the weather in SE Texas is finally turning cooler so we can bear it. 🙂
So glad to hear it, Kristie! Hope you get some ideas for this season!
Excited to read your ideas! Love the topic!
Great to hear, Kari! So glad you’re joining us!
This is going to be a really sweet series. With 4 young boys I know I will get a lot of ideas here. Can’t wait to follow along! Lisa~
Lisa, I’m so thankful for your recent encouragement in my life! So excited for your series as well! Bring on the practical!
I am looking forward to this. I need ideas!
GREAT! I’m happy to pass them along! Really excited for this month at 4tunate!
Looking forward to the month of ideas! I am a mother of two rambunctious boys (4&5) Lots of energy! We enjoy our Montana lifestyle and are outside DAILY no matter the weather! 🙂
Debbie, I look forward to hearing your ideas and additions this month! I’d love to visit Montana one of these days! I know the boys would LOVE it!
Love this – we have 3 boys in our house….always looking for an adventure.
We are doing 31 days of Homemade Pantry
http://sistersplayinghouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/31-days-2012.html
So glad you found us! I’ll be checking out your series as well- sounds like it’s right up our alley!
This risky mom can’t wait for the next 31 Days! What a fabulous idea!
Yay! I love me some Angie enthusiasm! =)
I am excited about this series! I’m the mama to only three boys, but my oldest is the same as yours (5) and I NEED these ideas to get them out of doors!
Great to hear! Hope you find lots of great, active, ideas this month! Happy to share them!
Heading over from Impress Your Kids. Looks like a great series. Your kids are beautiful!!