Keeping the kids out of the house will help them burn energy and spark creativity, all while keeping them off screens.

Explore backyard summer fun for kids with outdoor activities, screen-free games, arts, and crafts that spark creativity and keep kids active all summer long! Summer is here, and that means sunshine, ...

Enter the Hydrating Pet Sprinkler Water Fountain from Five Below: a $10 interactive gem your pup will never want to leave ...

There’s nothing quite like spending time outdoors with your kids, especially when you can turn your backyard into a place for both fun and learning. Sometimes, the best memories come from simple ...

To help save money, I've built a backyard that will entertain my kids all summer long. We have a play area, a chicken coop, a garden, a playset, and sometimes a water slide. Now, we don't have to ...

Think urban kids don't have ecology and entomology worth exploring? Peggy Notebaert's newest exhibit, Backyard Adventures, will change all that this season. (After all, what better time to re-engage ...

Which rectangular trampoline is best? When most people think of a backyard trampoline, they imagine a circle or a square. Despite the prevalence of these two shapes in the marketplace, it’s actually ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. One of the positives during this time of COVID-19, lockdowns and isolation has been families playing ...