Want to get into the ghostly spirit of Halloween?  Why not decorate your swingset and enter our Facebook photo contest for a chance to win $100 Visa gift card?  The contest winner will be chosen at random on November 14^th. 

Need ideas to help you with your ghostly retreat?  You can get tips from our latest article titled “How to Turn Your Swing Set into a Haunted Mansion” including: how to make a bat cave, spinning a super spider web and much more. 

So don’t delay.   Submit your photographs today and invite your Facebook friends to join in this festive friendly competition. 

It’s easy to think of stress as something that only happens to adults. But think back to your childhood: being a kid isn’t easy.

Sure, you don’t need to worry about mortgage payments or making your husband or wife happy when you’re in, say, third grade.

But being a kid isn’t all cartoons and playing in the backyard. Children have their own stresses: Grades. Hearing their parents argue about money or work. Seeing scary images on the news. The need to fit in at school.

Adopted or foster children often need to deal with these same stresses as well as the stresses that come from finding themselves in a new home.

Children need to move, and this is obvious every time they barrel into you for a hug or seem obsessed with getting somewhere as quickly as their tiny feet can carry them. While it might seem like they're just burning off energy, they are learning a lot just by moving around.

Read on to see how time outdoors – whether they’re swinging on wooden swing sets or running around the backyard – is helping your kids learn.

Spring, summer, and winter all have their fans, but as seasons go, fall is the real crowd-pleaser. The leaves are changing, football season is underway, and Halloween is waiting for its big moment.

It’s a great time to be outside, as well: not too hot, and (usually) not too cold. Whether you’re out exploring your community or enjoying your backyard playsets with your family, there are plenty of ways for you to enjoy the season: