7 APPS
to Get Kids Outside Exploring this Summer
F or kids, summer means one thing: freedom.

For most parents, this freedom begs the
question: “How am I going to keep the kids
entertained all break?”
These top-rated exploration apps will lure your
kids off the couch and outside in nature for
hours of boredom-crushing adventure!
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You can only plan so many summer activities
and trips to the pool before it becomes an
exhausted eff ort. And it’s unrealistic to
think that you need to keep your kids busy at
all times — children benefi t from being able
to entertain themselves.

Yet, when their idea of personal entertainment
turns into frequent “veg” sessions in front of the
TV playing video games or watching back-to-
back episodes of “Paw Patrol,” you might want
to guide them in a more active direction.

28 June 2018
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