I’m sure many of you are looking for fun activities, games, and fun things to do this summer with the kids. I know that, like me, many of you are also busy with many other responsibilities between work, running businesses, and life in general. With all that goes on in an average week, sometimes it’s hard to get outside with the kids and let them enjoy the outdoors. And yet, outside play is such an important aspect of childhood!

One of our favorite ways to play outside is to head to a local park with a soccer ball and kite. Baby boy and baby girl love to kick the ball around in an open field and we enjoy flying kites with them.

If you need ideas for games and activities you can do outside, you should definitely check out the Let’s Play site, where I’ve been a contributor and have participated as a Let’s Play Ambassador for over a year. Other ambassadors and myself provide play ideas and our stories on raising active kids. You can also take the Let’s Play Pledge on Facebook to commit to an extra 60 minutes of play each week.

Save Play Giveaway

To help you play a little more this summer, Let’s Play is offering a giveaway for three (3) ModernMami™.com readers with a kit full of fun things you can do outside! The “save play” kit includes:

• 1 10’ play parachute
• 1 sand bucket
• 1 jump rope
• 1 carton of sidewalk chalk
• 1 Let’s Play frisbee
• A How to Save Play Card, offering suggestions for saving play and resources like the Playground Finder App and Play Ideas on LetsPlay.com
• Creative ideas for active play with sidewalk chalk (e.g. Save the King, Hopscotch, Roman Ball)

How to Enter

Required entry: If you’d like to enter this giveaway for a save play kit, simply leave a comment letting us know some of your favorite ways to play outside with the kids.

Extra entries (optional):

Each of the following will count as 1 extra entry. You’ll need to leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. Follow @modernmami on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following (1 time only): Get outside with the kids & save play! Enter to win a @letsplay kit full of fun activities from @modernmami! http://bit.ly/LfYPUZ #giveaway
3. Receive post updates by subscribing to our RSS feed. You can do so either via email or through a RSS reader. Leave a comment saying you did so or are already a subscriber.
4. Write a blog post on your own blog sharing the details of this giveaway. Be sure to include a link back to this post. Leave a comment with your post link.

All entries must be in by Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. You must be 18 or older and a U.S. resident. No purchase necessary. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry. The winners will be chosen using Random.org and will be notified via email. (Please be sure to provide a valid email address with your entry.) Winners will have 48 hours to respond and claim prize, otherwise a new winner will be chosen. Prize will be provided and mailed by giveaway sponsor and ModernMami™.com is not responsible for lost or damaged goods.

Disclosure: ModernMami.com is a member of the Let’s Play Ambassador team, a compensated program.

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