{"id":11574,"date":"2015-06-30T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2015\/06\/30\/indoor-picnic-a-desert-summer-activity\/"},"modified":"2015-06-30T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T21:00:09","slug":"indoor-picnic-a-desert-summer-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2015\/06\/30\/indoor-picnic-a-desert-summer-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Indoor Picnic, a Desert Summer Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Desert summers are hot and miserable. The kids don’t play outside for long because of the blistering heat; so I try to create indoor activities that keep them boredom free. This is the first summer I’ve actively scheduled something for everyday and it’s made such a difference. While there is still some lounging around and the occasional TV marathon, the activities have kept them engaged, give them something to look forward to, and keep them busy while I go about my house work.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, we decided to have an impromptu indoor picnic for lunch. After a long afternoon of watercoloring some paper bag jellyfish (the evidence of which is all over Evelyn’s little legs), the older girls set up our Ooh Baby Infinity<\/a> blanket in the living room and we opened the curtains to let in the outside light. I made some finger sandwiches while the girls gathered some pillows. It was a lovely little afternoon picnic inside the protection of our home; out of the desert sun. This summer, I’ve been trying to keep things active and engaging; switching up routine and opting to make lasting memories with the kids. This indoor picnic was a creative way to turn lunch into an activity that they all enjoyed.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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If you live close to a beach, move your picnic there. These beach blankets<\/a> and beach bags<\/a> from Ooh Baby Infinity are lightweight and easy to pack in your car. They also have waterproof backing, which makes them ideal for picnics and beach visits. They have a wide variety of prints to fit your personality (you all know how I feel about color). I chose a sailboat print for our blanket that feels like summer to be with the red, white, and blue. Support a handmade business this summer and arm yourself with a picnic blanket from Ooh Baby Infinity to break up the routine.<\/p>\n

How do you keep things fresh during summer break? I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments below.<\/h1>\n
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By Holly Sosa Desert summers are hot and miserable. The kids don’t play outside for long because of the blistering heat; so I try to create indoor activities that keep them boredom free. This is the first summer I’ve actively scheduled something for everyday and it’s made such a difference. While there is still some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}