How to Make Hiking Fun with Kids

 “Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.” — Dr. Seuss

Hiking is an absolutely PERFECT outdoor activity for kids because …

-         Hiking gets kids outside – keeping TV, video games, etc. in check.
-         Hiking helps kids burn calories AND abundant energies!
-         Hiking connects kids to nature, the cycle of seasons and expands their experiences.
-         Hiking can be adapted for most everyone’s level of physical fitness and abilities.

Hiking totally aligns with kid’s natural sense of adventure. So first, pull out the Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children book, “Anna Goes Hiking,” (winner of the iParenting Media Award and Parent Choice Award) where your child will meet new friends, learn about hiking and get excited to hit the trails. Next, pack lots of water, healthy snacks, appropriate clothing and basic first aid supplies.

Then follow these tips to make hiking fun with your child:

Have flexible and (especially at first) easy goals.
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 “I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” ~ G.M. Trevelyan

Our last several blog posts have raised awareness about some of the health challenges that our friends within the Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children book series are experiencing.

A very real health challenge that is prevalent among children today is childhood obesity. The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion says that childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years.

Childhood obesity is caused by too few calories burned for the amount of calories (more…)

“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.” – William Arthur Ward

Emphasizing GREAT possibilities! That is the heart beat of Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children books! We want every child to hold close the possibilities and adventures that are to be had outdoors through new explorations but even more so to hold close the endless possibilities that lie within themselves.

Our iParenting Media Award and Parent Choice Award winning multicultural children books are allowing Bur Bur and Friends to have a voice to speak to and for children – empowering them to have the biggest life they can imagine.

That brings us to Raj – one of the delightful friends within our Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children book family!

Raj has a great big life and great big dreams! He models courage and strength – when
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.   ~Albert Einstein

Among the hidden treasures within our multicultural children book series – is a little bit of wonder and awe.

While the iParenting Media Award and Parent Choice Award winning multicultural children books, Bur Bur and Friends, inspire preschool exercise and family fitness through outdoor exploration and adventures  – they also nurture children as they experience “internal” exploration and adventures. The internal adventures of discovering new, possibly untried abilities, a sense of self worth and accomplishment, and a sense of wonder and awe as they make new discoveries about themselves, the world they live in, and others!

Wonder and awe … it’s truly something we should feel and experience regardless of our age.

Your friends at Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children books would like to help you experience wonder and awe by giving you free Cirque du Soleil Tickets!

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What’s the best thing to grow in a garden?

A child’s sense of wonder, respect for nature, self esteem, appreciation for healthy, simple foods and fun times shared together!

Really, with a garden (or flower pot!) you can cultivate healthy things within the soil as well as within your child.

Your friends at Bur Bur and Friends multicultural children books highlight children and diversity, inspire fitness, promote elementary and preschool exercise, and encourage kids through their teacher choice awards and parent choice award winning multicultural children literature to get outside, learn and explore.

So, plant a few seeds with your child that will sprout into a love of all that is green and good! Gardening benefits kids by …

• Helping them to develop nurturing skills.
• Offering a positive experience with fruits and vegetables, motivating them to eat them and encouraging a good attitude about healthy foods.
• Providing a safe place for kids to experience nature and the cycles of life. (more…)