Tonight is The Great American Backyard Campout. The National Wildlife Federation set up the event to get us back in touch with nature.For many of us, that's not a big problem. When we get a free minute, we head outside. We take walks. We let our kids smell or even eat the plants.
At our house, camping is a Holiday. It's an exciting, get-prepped-for-a-week monumental occasion. No pulling up the car to a designated camp zone for us! Those are great, especially with small children. But Mark and I are seasoned campers, so we lug our gear into the woods and find a spot next to the river (we gotta "shower", right?), set up camp, then scour the forests for firewood. We spend all weekend in the woods, rain or shine. And yes, I even cloth diaper in the forest (because it's that easy!).
But occasionally, we spoil our kids with the luxury of our home very nearby. Put up the tent in our yard and read bedtime books by the light of the flashlight.
How 'bout you? Are you going to register your household, too? Join the Great American Backyard Campout tonight!
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