{"id":44196,"date":"2021-06-27T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T16:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/?p=44196"},"modified":"2021-08-10T17:05:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T21:05:42","slug":"backyard-fun-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/2021\/06\/backyard-fun-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Fun This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While many of us will be increasing the amount of time we spend with family and friends outside the home this summer, its likely that a lot of us will continue to spend more time at home.  Summer can be a great time to enjoy your immediate family, get active and have some fun! Check out some of our favourite backyard activities below.<\/p>\n

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  1. Host a barbeque. A good, old fashioned BBQ is a great way to relax with family. If you don’t have a backyard, consider a picnic in the park.<\/li>\n
  2. Bubbles. Bubble wands or sticks can be a great way to pass the time in the backyard.<\/li>\n
  3. Bring out the board games. Jenga, cards and even chess can be fun outdoors.<\/li>\n
  4. Do a little backyard decorating. Hanging lanterns or family artwork can be a colourful way to liven up space and keep the kids entertained.   <\/li>\n
  5. Pool time. If you’re lucky enough to have a pool, enjoy it! If not, kids can be entertained with inflatable pools or slides.<\/li>\n
  6. Consider a fire pit. A fire pit is a fantastic way to hang with the family while enjoying some conversation (and maybe some delicious treats).<\/li>\n
  7. Add furniture. A tree swing or hammock can really add to the ambiance of a backyard and provide a relaxing retreat.<\/li>\n
  8. Build a structure. Treehouses, birdhouses and even a little playhouse can be great DIY family projects.<\/li>\n
  9. Take that plain old fence and turn it into a chalkboard fence!<\/li>\n
  10. Gardening is a calming activity the whole family can participate in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      While many of us will be increasing the amount of time we spend with family and friends outside the home this summer, its likely that a lot of us will continue to spend more time at home.  Summer can be a great time to enjoy your immediate family, get active and have some fun! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":44197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20190,21418],"tags":[27780,27781,27779],"class_list":["post-44196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-2","category-living-2","tag-backyard-activity-ideas","tag-backyard-fun","tag-backyard-summer-fun"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44196"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44201,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44196\/revisions\/44201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realstylenetwork.com\/lifestyle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}