So you want to take your kids hiking
So you are feeling inspired and you want to take your adorable offspring out for a hike- good for you! Let me give you some tips so you don't fail big time and quit after your first try. 1. Start Small- especially if your kids are little find some good trails close to home and start small. We have found that with a little searching there are so many great trails within a short drive from our house and most of them are very doable with young kids. When we started taking our kids out regularly we had a newborn, a 2 year old, a 4 year old, and a 6 year old. We literally just took them to the park down the road and let them loose on the trail. Husband helped the 2 year old and newborn road in a moby wrap and slept. If your kids are bigger and are used to longer walks by all means jump right in and give some longer trails a try- currently our kids can go about three miles without turning into a crabby mess. 2. Get yourself a comfy backpack that's built for hiking. If you
