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Outdoor activities are limited at our CT beach house because the weather has been bitterly cold. We were quick to forget just how windy it can be, blowing the frigid cold right off the winter water. It surprisingly hasn't stopped us from going outdoors to play, it's just that more planning is involved for shorter trips (under 20-30 minutes outside) and require us to be incredibly bundled up. And luckily since the cold hasn't scared us away, we have had some great opportunities to find outdoor playgrounds on the beach, a walk down the road to the community private beach and jetty, playing ball with our dog, and even finding a town recreation center with walking trails.
Wintertime can make our indoor homes a very solitary confinement space for most stay-at-home parents. If you are like us, there is only so much coloring, cooking and crafting activities that can be tolerated until everyone in the house is screaming, "I'm bored!" and as parents we sigh because we just can't stomach another trip to the mall. Truth is that even if your family isn't the outdoorsy-type like our family is, we all like to get beyond our four walls before it feels like it's white and padded. So even though it's been only a week here at our rental house, we're already gearing up to stretch beyond these walls.
We've enjoyed scoping out the town for places to bring our daughter Keiki and so far we have found the library, an incredible bakery, a pet store (which I like to call the "free zoo"), a community church, and a toy store. We've even taken note of an indoor kids play-place that we'd like to try one day. There are always opportunities to turn everyday places into fun adventures, it's all just a matter of how you look at each opportunity.