Tips for getting kids outdoors in the Northeast. To read more, check out the Great Kids, Great Outdoors blog >>

2012

Get Past "No" and Get Outdoors with Kids (May 2012)

Map and Compass (April 2012) Techniques for teaching kids

10 Great Appalachian Trail Hikes with Kids in the Northeast (March 2012)

Room to Roam (February 2012) Encouraging "free-range" children

Winter Camping with Children (January 2012)

2011

Gift Ideas For Outdoor Families (December 2011) Tips for parents

Outdoor Safety (November 2011) Tips for parents

David Queeley (October 2011) On urban green space, changing lives, and the not-impossible job of getting 500,000 kids into the outdoors

Quests and Geocaches (September 2011)

Training Natural Leaders (August 2011)

Seashells in Their Pockets (July 2011) Exploring the seashore with children

Family Hikes In and Around Washington, D.C. (June 2011) The consummate outsiders' guide

Dos and Don'ts of Bicycle Safety for Children and Families (May 2011)

Teach Your Children Well (April 2011) Passing on outdoor traditions in AMC's family camps

Great Kids, Great Outdoors: AMC's Teen Wilderness Adventures (March 2011) A parent's primer

Not Your Parents' Wilderness Ethics (February 2011) Teaching Leave No Trace to the next generation

Snowshoeing Fun and Games for Kids (January 2011)

2010

Teaching Kids Cross-Country Skiing (December 2010)

Hut Croo and More (November 2010) 10 great outdoor jobs for summer and beyond

An Abecedary of Rocks and Ice (October 2010) An alphabetical introduction to the geology of the White Mountains

Moose-Spruce and Goose-Foot (September 2010) 5 tree-identification tips for northern forests

Sea Kayaking with Children (August 2010) 10 tips and 10 New England trips

Camp Cooking with Children (July 2010)

Happy Campers 101 (June 2010)

Mapping Middle Childhood (May 2010)

School Lessons (April 2010) Creating young environmentalists

Teen Trail Crew (March 2010) Where "brute strength is not a requirement"

Winter's Children (February 2010) 5 tips from AMC family trip leaders

Home Sweet Dome (January 2010) Building snow caves can be child's play

2009

Stories in the Snow (December 2009) Animal tracking for kids

Playtime Proposals (November 2009) Building nature-based learning

Cruising Through Colors (October 2009) Fall family biking

After-School Special (September 2009) Keeping kids engaged with the outdoors once school starts

Teens and Risk (August 2009) Lessons from whitewater paddling

Child's Play (July 2009) 5 tips for happy hikers of all ages

Tips for Families Visiting AMC Huts (June 2009)