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Warm-weather Fun With Infants
Let's Go Outside, Baby!
By Gina Roberts-Grey
If you're looking for an aerobic workout that also incorporates a time to bond with Baby, try gardening while he takes in the scenery in a carrier you can wear like a backpack. Baby will relish the closeness and chance to see things from your perspective, and you'll be happy to accomplish a few tasks.
Front Yard Fun
Moving activities traditionally performed inside to the outdoors accomplishes several tasks at once. Baby can take a nap in his portable crib or stroller while you catch up on last winter's scrapbooking projects. Accompanied by your baby, simple chores such as preparing a peanut butter and jelly picnic or folding a load of white clothes done outdoors offers everyone a fresh perspective. "We like to go outside to read a book before naptime," says Arlene Danik of Batavia, Ill. Taking her baby's favorite blanket and book outside, Danik lets the soothing warmth of spring and summer help relax her daughter before going inside to sleep. "Sometimes she even naps on a blanket in the shade while I read or balance the checkbook," she adds.
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