The Animal Kingdom
The Catch
Posted by Sara Carlson on
 
I used to hate bugs, and if they sneak up on me, I. Will. End. Them. But watching my guys explore the woods and streams, pull out bug and lizard encyclopedias to identify species, use their scientific minds to learn more about nature? #loveit
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- Tags: Bugs, Childhood, Children, Collecting, Frogs, Fun, Kids, Lizards, Memories, Parenting, Play, Raising Kids, Summer, Toads
Calling All Locals: Summer in State College
Posted by Katy Stager on
Whether you’re just passing through town, visiting for a few days, or if you’re a full-time, full-fledged family of Happy Valley – I think many of you might agree that summer in State College is amazing. The students have gone home, leaving our peaceful town to the locals for three-and-half glorious months of sunshine and fun. So what kinds of fun things, you ask, does the Stager family get into during the summer here in the Valley? Some activities occur every week, while others are special events scheduled on certain dates throughout the season.
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- Tags: Active, Activities, Central PA, Cheap, Childhood, Children, Entertaining, Family, Free, Kids, Local, Memories, More Fun, Movies, Nature, Outside, Play, Quality Time, State College, Summer, Sun, Traditions, Warm Weather
Tax Refund!
Posted by Sara Carlson on
But let’s take a moment to reflect on what your splurge would be if you could use that Tax Refund for anything you wanted. What would it be? Here are my top 5, in no particular order.
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- Tags: Date Night, Funny, Shop Local, Shop Small, Shopping, Spending, Splurge, Taxes, Wishes, Zutano
Secondhand Spring
Posted by Katy Stager on
I love spring for so many reasons – first and foremost being the commencement of nearly nine gorgeous months of running outside. Heaven. On. Earth. Another reason I love spring? SPRING CLEANING! Now, if you’ve been following my blog via The Animal Kingdom website, you may have already picked up on some of my Type-A personality traits, and my OCD-style thoughts on cleaning. Since spring is a season of renewal, I love nothing more than to spruce up the house, do some gardening, and get rid of things that are simply taking up space around our house.Â
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- Tags: Childhood, Children, Children's Store, Choices, Cleaning, Clothing, Give Away, Giving Back, Go Green, Green Toys, Kids, Pass On, Purge, Quality, Reuse, Secondhand, Share, Sharing, Shop Local, Shop Small, Shopping, Spring, Springtime
Spring Parks
Posted by Sara Carlson on
Spring has arrived in Happy Valley, at least for the time being. With the first golden rays of springtime sunshine peaking through the windows, my entire household bolts out to the nearest park to soak up the sun. We are lucky that Centre County has so many great local parks...
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- Tags: Animal, Childhood, Children, Climb, Exercise, Family, Healthy, Kids, Life, Memories, More Fun, Nature, Outside, Parenting, Parks, Play, Playground, Quality Time, Raising Kids, Run, Seasons, Spring, Springtime, Sun, Walk, Warm Weather