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23 Ways to Enjoy the Outdoors

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Happy 3-23-23! As the first day of spring just arrived, we have compiled 23 ways to enjoy the great outdoors. 23 Ways to Enjoy the Outdoors:

Camping – Put up a tent in the backyard and roast hot dogs and marshmallows over the open fire for a fun easy way to make memories with your children.
Gardening – Plant a salsa garden with tomatoes, peppers, onions, cilantro, chives and whatever else you like in homemade salsa. A container garden is easy to plant, maintain and harvest! [caption id="attachment_38027" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Elevated and raised garden beds are easier on your back. Find a wide variety, including the Classic VegTrug, at Lehmans.com.[/caption]
Hiking – Go for a walk with the entire family.
Dine outdoors – Pack a picnic and head to a park or your own backyard.
Host a neighborhood carry-in – Invite those neighbors you haven’t seen all winter. Assign foods by category (appetizer, salad, bread and butter, drinks, desserts), and you provide the main course.
Pack a picnic – Even if the weather isn’t great, who says you can’t have a picnic in your living room?
Read a book in a lawn chair – Stretch out your feet, relax and read until you fall asleep.
Go for a bike ride – Burn some calories and enjoy the great outdoors.
Visit a nature center – Here in Ohio, there are lots of nature centers with free educational programs.
Collect sea glass – Go to the closest beach and scour the shores for sea glass that you can turn into artwork.
Skip rocks at a pond – Practice and count how many times you can get the rock to skip.
Feed the ducks – Peas, lettuce or kale are great treats. Avoid the bread and stick to healthy snacks.
Bird watching – Put out your bird feeders, get a pair of binoculars, a good bird book and a little notebook to record what you see. [caption id="attachment_38028" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Find beautiful and unique bird feeders (like the humming bird bottle feeder above) at Lehmans.com or at our retail store in Kidron, Ohio.[/caption]
Go swimming at the local pool – Many pools offer an inexpensive day pass.
Take the kids to a local playground – Another free activity full of fresh air and exercise.
Have a water balloon fight – Involve the adults and the children in this time-honored tradition.
Run through the sprinkler – A great way to cool off in the backyard.
Have a cookout over an open fireFind the Petromax Fire Skillet and more cast iron cookware at Lehmans.com or in our retail store in Kidron, Ohio.
Stargazing – Set up a blanket and some snacks outside on a warm night and name the constellations.
Draw or paint – Set up an easel. Keep the supplies in the trunk of your car, so you can stop at a scenic location and paint away.
Make and hang a bird feeder
Start a leaf collection – Remember these from elementary school? How many trees can you identify?
Go on a sprout walk – Try to identify all the sprouts that are coming up in the wild.