It’s the first day of February break, are your kids already telling you they’re bored? How about you, are you already overstimulated by how these little Tasmanian devils can dirty up their 1st pair of clothes, dishes and playrooms all before 9 am??  This year we are doing a staycation, which I swore we wouldn’t do after last February vacation, but here we are! Thankfully the weather forecast doesn’t look terrible and today the sun is already shining! To help keep you and yours busy this week, I’ll be sharing a few fun day trips, hikes, playgrounds and science experiences that we’ve been doing together. The first day trip takes you…

If you live around the South Shore and enjoy spending time outside you are probably familiar with The Trustees. They are an organization that care for over 100 places in the State and over 27,000 acres. According to thetrustees.org website their areas of focus include Land Conservation, Arts, , Agriculture, Horticulture and Ecology to name a few. Some of our favorite family hikes and locations are Trustees locations and Norris Reservation is no exception. Norris Reservation is located in Norwell, MA and is a popular dog walking spot so if you have a shy little pup like we do make sure you’re aware that yours most likely won’t be the…

Did you know there are over 160 state parks in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?? You can visit the mass.gov website if you are looking for a comprehensive list of all the parks and reservations in the state, including the ten that are listed in Plymouth County! The Ellisville State Park, along with all the State Parks is managed and maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the parking lot free, and open every day from sun up until sun down. The Ellisville Harbor State Park, located in Plymouth is definitely a unique state park and a hidden gem in the area. The hike is very family friendly, although…

The Lansing Bennett Forest, formerly known as Trout Farm Conservation, is definitely a hidden, less known hike on the South Shore, it’s located in Duxbury and is about a 3 mile loop around the property . The Forest is named after Dr. Lansing Bennett who came to Duxbury in 1952. He was a Conservationist who Chaired the Duxbury Conservation Commission in the 1960s and 70s. According to the North South River Watershed website, “during his tenure, the town obtained over 1200 acres of conservation land.” I was intrigued by the brief description of Dr. Lansing Bennet’s life on the NSRWA website so I did a little more digging and found…

If you’ve driven down RT. 123 through Norwell Center you’ve passed by the Fogg Forest and chances are you may not have even noticed, sometimes I’m distracted by the llamas that live right there too! In 2019/2020 the Fogg Forest went through a bit of a upgrade when a new fence was installed at the entrance and the town acquired the Carleton property, which added an additional 40 acres to the already 100+ acre Forest. The sign from Main Street in Norwell for the Fogg Forest is a bit confusing, it look me a minute to figure out where to park, but ultimately the deal is pull through the fence…

Can you even believe we are one week away from Christmas?? If you stepped outside today to the 60 degree weather you may think Halloween was right around the corner instead but nope, it’s actually mid-December. It’s been a crazy few weeks in our house, more so I suppose than usual, between the dozens of Busy Binder orders, cookie orders, baby girls 2nd birthday party and just all around Holiday planning my mind has been pulled in a 100 different directions. So, today I decided I needed a day off from all of it, with only one thing on my agenda: spending time with my two silly kiddos. We are…