Reese’s new toy inspired our Sunday walk. Then we realized we should be out every night with our kids because it’s awesome.
As a parent, it’s fun to watch kids explore, to see the world through new eyes and learn.
It’s also fun to watch them try and try again at something and to be there to witness them finally succeed.
My heart melts to see the face of triumph and the look for approval.
My little girl decided to start walking just a week ago and has done so all over the place.
She’s been so much fun and loves to clap for herself every few steps when she realizes it’s a new trick.
So Sunday afternoon, we took out the toys and went outside to let the kids go free.
So many smiles and lots of laughing.
The adults’ phones went away and we really enjoyed each other.
It wasn’t a long walk, but
I realized how little we actually tune out everyone else and check in as a family, especially when we get outside.
Every time we do, we always say how we should do it every night. It’s some of the best times we have had together as a little unit,
and the only down side is that NO ONE wants to go inside when it’s time…
We had a toy like this when Boss learned to walk and it made all the difference.
Reese got this Bright Starts™ Step-N-Ride Lion™ for her birthday,
{which was only days after she started to walk}
so she already prefers riding on it and playing with the balls more than pushing it to walk!
It’s perfect for her and makes her giggle. And since Bright Starts™ is about the FUN first,
it’s actually designed to make babies laugh! Which is pretty cool.
Healthy babies laugh a lot, did you know that?
I was thinking about that on our walk,
{another great reason to walk – thinking.}
and how Reese hasn’t been laughing a ton lately because she’s been so focused on walking,
and we’ve been busy with getting here and there too.
If I don’t spend the time to let her explore and laugh with her,
she doesn’t always get a chance to.
It takes really unplugging from screens and plugging back into my family to see them light-up.
The few hours after our walk, my son was the cutest we’ve seen him in a while. Super chatty, smiley, and giggling about everything.
Walking with the family is healing, I’m sure of it.
At least laugh-inducing at our house, which is also important. 😉
Reconnecting, exercising, fresh air, laughing, getting away from screens and everything else that causes us stress…
Let’s all go on more walks. I’m sure we’d be happier.
Do you know what your baby’s Baby Laugh Index™is? You can check it out at www.babylaughindex.com.
They’ll ask you what your baby laughs at, what it sounds like… it’s fun!
Here was Reese’s:
Bright Starts™ has a few other toys that promote laughter and are very cute. Both my kids love them.
They have the 3-in-1 Step ‘n Ride Lion™, the Hide ‘n Spin Monkey™, and the Jungle Fun Ball Climber™.
All of them are great for development and really fun.
It made our little outing perfect for our little family.
We are so often cramped in our little space and this is going to help us get out and laugh together!
· · · · · · · GIVEAWAY TIME · · · · · · ·
To help you get your walk on, I am giving away one of these Bright Starts™ toys: Jungle Fun Ball Climber™, Hide ‘n Spin Monkey™, or 3-in-1 Step’n Ride Lion™
Just leave me a comment below and tell me:
What makes your kids laugh the hardest?
or
What is your favorite thing to do with the kids to “disconnect” {from technology}
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My daughter laughs the hardest when her daddy chases her while growling. It is so cute!
He laughs a lot when I say I am going to get your belly and then I rub my head on his belly.
Our favorite time is storytime. We love to check out lots of new books each week at the library. We also to act out our favorite stories with puppets.
Definitely being tickled. It makes them giggle so much
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My favorite thing to do with my children is read books and simply play hide and seek
We try to read a lot. I don’t want them to remember me on my phone or computer.
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my kids laugh when their daddy makes funny faces and dances for them !:) its so cute to see their smiling little faces!!
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We love to go camping. There is no technology and we just enjoy each other, especially when we shoot each other with super soakers 😉
I agree outside is the best…the dogs like walks too ANYTIME. Bike riding is also fun.
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I shared your giveaway on my blog!
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She loves playing with her soft blocks.
Making funny faces may my kids laugh the hardest.
Our favorite thing to do to get away from technology is going for walks or swimming! We all love being outside.
My girls giggle the hardest when my husband throws them in the air. It gives me a heart attack, but they love it!
We love to play with face cards. Some times we will build a card house or play a very simple game, but the kids love it and have been having a lot of fun recognizing numbers.
My daughter laughs the hardest when you snarl at her and tickle her like an animal.
My kids laugh the hardest when their dad and I dance in public. Like crazy-let’s-embarrass-the-heck-out-of-them dancing. Our son just laughs at bodily sounds, but I think that’s pretty normal. We love to swim and that usually turns into a really fun game with lots of laughter for everyone!
My little boy (9 months) laughs the hardest when his daddy throws him in the air and makes funny faces. I love seeing those two together. It melts my heart!
My daughter loves being chased and reading books with her dad.
My kids think it’s hilarious to play peek a boo with the bathroom door while I pee.
My little girl hasn’t been born yet, but when I was a nanny I LOVED doing arts and crafts with them!
We love to go on walks and play outside to disconnect from technology. I’ll let you know what we come up with this winter!! haha
Here’s my tweet! https://twitter.com/CupcakeDiaries1/status/502629782635696130
We play this crazy game where his dad is a foot doctor and he does “foot surgery” on his lil baby feet, really we are just tickling his feet but he finds it HILARIOUS! Cracks up every single time!
My daughter laughs the most when she’s tickled, and she loves it. We love going to the park to disconnect from technology; there is one just up the street from us with a big grassy field that my daughter loves to run around in, along with all the cool toys at the park.
My kids laugh the most when we are all dancing around and just being silly.
My almost 1 year old laughs at her brother, or when I tickle and kiss her legs!
My kids laugh hardest when they are being silly with one another. Lately, the oldest four do anything and everything they can to get the baby to laugh. And when he does, they, in turn, laugh hysterically. It is heart warming!
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Story time before bed is my favorite time with no technology.
To disconnect from technology we simply just go outside to play! I love watching my boys use their imagination!
Lots of kisses!!
My girls laugh the most when they are being tickled. Then it turns into chasing and they live the excitement of that. Lots of fun!!
My kids laugh the hardest when we chase them around the house.
My baby (and big kids) laugh the hardest when they have a visit from the tickle monster!! My daughter is so ticklish on her neck – it’s adorable!!
My favorite thing to do with my kids is read books and I have been trying to go for walks with them a few times a week and just let them explore on the walks.
Also, my 7 month old laughs the hardest when her siblings (5 and 2) tickle her
These look like super fun toys! Our little family goes on walks daily. My little boy absolutely loves it and it’s the only time he’ll sit still. Haha He also loves being tickled and he’s SUPER ticklish, which is a plus. The poor kid gets tickled non-stop, because we are obsessed with his laugh. He also thinks our 2 dogs and 1 cat are hilarious. They don’t think he’s too funny though 😉
To disconnect, we love to work in our family garden!
Here’s my tweet! https://twitter.com/familysweden/status/503016269247807488
Tickles from daddy.
What makes my nieces laugh the most is reading amelia bedelia together.
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Tickles from Mom and Dad make her laugh the most! She laughs uncontrollably! It is hilarious. 🙂
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Spend time at the playground!
I take the grandsons to the playground to disconnect and have fun outdoors.
Daddy making funny faces
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My kids laugh over the silly things they say.
My two big ol’ wrinkly Shar-peis make my boys laugh. They are silly clowns.
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i love to bake with my nephew
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I like loading them into the car and driving to a park (especially if it’s one they haven’t visited recently) We had a special favorite that had a little creek and the kids would use chicken liver bits to catch crawdads.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/511248725185155072
Probably putting on a puppet tickle show
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we love to go for walks around our neighborhood.