Are you looking for a way to
introduce younger children to the joy of hiking? Maybe you’re trying to
motivate older children to get out more, or simply find something you can all
do as a family. No matter what the reason, letterboxing is a fun,
family-friendly activity that can enhance your own experience out in nature.
This post gives a brief overview of letterboxing and offers a few tips for a
successful letterboxing experience.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
We're launching!
Hi friends and family,
We're officially launching our Little Peanuts Club website.
Check out our website at https://littlepeanuts.club.
We're really excited about the website; as parents of three kids we often ask ourselves the exact same question: "What should we do today?"
Sometimes we are looking for something new. Or, we may look for an activity indoors during bad weather. We may go to a new place and find it hard to find activities that match our kids age and interests.
Little Peanuts Club is focused on activities by parents for parents. With structured search, we hope to make it easy for you and for us to find just the right activity.
As of today, you can find some activities around the Boston area. You can search and filter by different options such as:
We're officially launching our Little Peanuts Club website.
Little Peanuts Club is live!
Check out our website at https://littlepeanuts.club.
We're really excited about the website; as parents of three kids we often ask ourselves the exact same question: "What should we do today?"
Sometimes we are looking for something new. Or, we may look for an activity indoors during bad weather. We may go to a new place and find it hard to find activities that match our kids age and interests.
Little Peanuts Club is focused on activities by parents for parents. With structured search, we hope to make it easy for you and for us to find just the right activity.
As of today, you can find some activities around the Boston area. You can search and filter by different options such as:
- Indoors / outdoors
- Activity types (biking, hiking, museums, skiing, etc)
- User rating (including age / child specific rating)
- Parking - easy vs hard, free / paid
- Activity cost
- (and we're adding more options all the time)
And, you can always just start with a simple search, just type or click on your location and search.
So, just head over to the website and give it a try. We'd love to hear your feedback - good or bad so we can make the site better - a community for parents by parents.
Also, if you feel up to the task, signup and add the activities you know about. Our goal is to get to 200 activities by end of 2016.
Thanks,
The Little Peanuts Team
Monday, August 29, 2016
Bike riding in Lexington
Hi Bikers!
Lexington is a great place for biking with kids.
Everyone who lives in Lexington is familiar with the Minuteman Commuter bike path. The bike is a converted railroad track that starts from Arlington, crosses the entire Lexington town from east to west and ends in the Bedford Depot. The bike path pretty much cannot be missed.
But, as the bike path is so famous, it is also very busy and not always very forgiving for kids. On nice sunny days, the bike path is actually quite dangerous for young kids who do not always stay in their lane.
The minuteman bike path can feel like a highway, with fully geared adult bikers zooming by at speeds of 20 miles per hour or more.
So, while the minuteman bike path is known, easy to find and famous it is not the best path Lexington has to offer. Lexington has several smaller bike paths that are shorter but much more quiet and are suitable for younger kids. You can also combine several bike paths with a few street crossing to create a new tour of Lexington.
You can find all bike paths in the town Lexington on this search page. We'll highlight a few of these bike paths below.
Lower Vine Brook Bike Path
The lower vine brook bike path goes from south to north and connects the lower vine brook reservation to the North street pits. The path is very quiet and goes parallel to the vine brook. A very beautiful ride.
Lincoln Park Bike Path
The Lincoln park bike path starts near the Lexington high school, goes south near the Lincoln park. It then passes through Bridge elementary school (there is a playground there) and ends at the Lexington Old Reservoir. You can enjoy a nice little picnic at Bridge school's park on the weekend or at the reservoir.
Battle Road Bike Path
For families with slightly older kids, the battle road bike path is a must do. A long path that connects from the west side of Lexington all the way to Concord center. You'll be passing riding through the historic path of the start of the American Revolution: "Raise the Alarm!!".
The path is mostly dirt but well packed and suitable for kids ages 5 and up. There are multiple parking spots along the bike path.
Did you like these bike paths? Do you know of other paths? Let us know in the comments or sign up to our Little Peanuts Club website and contribute!
Lexington is a great place for biking with kids.
Everyone who lives in Lexington is familiar with the Minuteman Commuter bike path. The bike is a converted railroad track that starts from Arlington, crosses the entire Lexington town from east to west and ends in the Bedford Depot. The bike path pretty much cannot be missed.
But, as the bike path is so famous, it is also very busy and not always very forgiving for kids. On nice sunny days, the bike path is actually quite dangerous for young kids who do not always stay in their lane.
The minuteman bike path can feel like a highway, with fully geared adult bikers zooming by at speeds of 20 miles per hour or more.
So, while the minuteman bike path is known, easy to find and famous it is not the best path Lexington has to offer. Lexington has several smaller bike paths that are shorter but much more quiet and are suitable for younger kids. You can also combine several bike paths with a few street crossing to create a new tour of Lexington.
You can find all bike paths in the town Lexington on this search page. We'll highlight a few of these bike paths below.
Lower Vine Brook Bike Path
The lower vine brook bike path goes from south to north and connects the lower vine brook reservation to the North street pits. The path is very quiet and goes parallel to the vine brook. A very beautiful ride.
Lincoln Park Bike Path
The Lincoln park bike path starts near the Lexington high school, goes south near the Lincoln park. It then passes through Bridge elementary school (there is a playground there) and ends at the Lexington Old Reservoir. You can enjoy a nice little picnic at Bridge school's park on the weekend or at the reservoir.
Battle Road Bike Path
For families with slightly older kids, the battle road bike path is a must do. A long path that connects from the west side of Lexington all the way to Concord center. You'll be passing riding through the historic path of the start of the American Revolution: "Raise the Alarm!!".
The path is mostly dirt but well packed and suitable for kids ages 5 and up. There are multiple parking spots along the bike path.
Did you like these bike paths? Do you know of other paths? Let us know in the comments or sign up to our Little Peanuts Club website and contribute!
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