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Parent's Guide To Yes Day
In 2021, the fun family comedy "Yes Day" premiered on Netflix; starring Jennifer Garner and Edgar Ramirez with Jenny Ortega, Everly Carganilla and Julian Lerner, as their children. 
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The Benefits of Fresh Air and Being Outside

Outdoor play fosters and encourages children and adults to enjoy and benefit from unstructured play.  This is the essence of the work of a child.  Unstructured play is when a child learns they are capable. 

Children are able to own their experiences, capable of being creative, capable of being curious, capable of getting their needs met, capable of problem solving and probably most important, capable of taking on appropriate risks.

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Trampoline Bounce Boards: Reinvent the Way You Bounce

With the continuing rise of action sports such as gymnastics, ninja, snowboarding, skateboarding and more, the ways in which kids train, practice and learn are expanding. Coaches, athletes and parents alike are being drawn in by opportunities that provide a safe space to truly push the boundaries of safety and skill set. With so many trampoline parks, foam pits, virtual reality, simulation experiences and more, children are able to get comfortable trying a new trick or skill with a lessened worry of injuring themselves. 

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15 Benefits Trees Have on Our Environment

As you may already know, Slackers has partnered with American Forests (AF) to launch a tree planting program called Play to Plant. We decided to take our love for the outdoors up a notch and instead of just enjoying nature, we wanted to give back too! 

What impact are we making as we work with AF to plant these trees? Aside from being beautiful to admire, there are an endless amount of benefits that trees provide for our planet, our health, our environment and even our wallets!

 

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