15 Minutes Outside Review and Giveaway

Summer break is here and cries of “I’m bored” and “There’s nothing to do” are ringing through households all over the country. Outdoor lifestyle expert Rebecca P. Cohen’s book may be just what you are looking for. Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids is a month-by-month collection of 365 easy and enjoyable ways to connect as a family and explore life outdoors. Why not start this summer and get the whole family off the couch and into the fresh air?

Rebecca said her family not only became closer after the year end, but experienced great health benefits through fun physical exercise and discovered a deeper appreciation for nature.

Transform your family with some of these quick and fun ideas:

• Make a Birdfeeder- Make a bagel bird feeder yourself and hang it on a tree outside within view of where you eat breakfast. No bagel? Use a pinecone instead.
• Make Mud Prints – Give your kids license for what you feel comfortable with: mud shoe prints, mud bike tire prints, mud handprints, no rules? Let your kids loose and have towels ready by the door for muddy shoes and clothes as soon as you are home.
• Ships Ahoy! Sail Juice Box Boats in Puddles – After your kids finish their juice boxes, find a puddle and float them like boats.
• Make Your Own Fossil – Take a small box, tape both sides and remove one side of the box. Fill the box with mud and press objects, such as shells, rocks, leaves, or sticks into the mud and bring the boxes inside to dry.

All of her ideas are low cost or no cost and it doesn’t matter if you live in the city or the country there are ideas in this book every family can enjoy.

Win your own copy of Rebecca’s book! Mandatory 1st Entry: Leave me a comment telling my one of your family’s favorite outdoor activities.

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This giveaway is for US entries only. The winner will be chosen by Random.org. The winner has 72 hours to respond to my email before I choose an alternate winner. The giveaway ends July 8, 2011 9pm EDT.  **This giveaway is closed**