This blog is full of authentically written and curated articles that strive to help working parents stay in the know about all recreational opportunities for thier kiddos.
Youth Basketball Rules and Equipment
Here’s a quick way to learn the basic rules and equipment requirements for basketball. Whether it’s your first game as a parent or you want to brush up for the seaons, this a great article for you.
Basketball Basics for Parents
If you find yourself sitting in the stands at your first game watching your kiddo, here’s a quick way to get up to speed on the ins and outs of the game.
How to Practice Basketball with Your Kiddo.
If you’re looking for ideas on how to practice basketball and just have fun on the court with your kids, here are a ton of useful ideas.
Farmers’ Market - Oct. 23.
Visit us at the Farmers’ Market in Watertown, MA on October 23 from 2:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Youth Basketball in Watertown, MA
Watertown has fantastic youth basketball programs for kiddos who are kindergarten age through high school. The programs are provided by a combination of groups including the city recreation department, a non-profit organization, and an all-volunteer group, plus the Watertown Public Schools.
Swimming and other life lessons.
One vacation morning, I asked my family to keep an eye on the boys while I went out for a walk. When I returned, Eric was missing. I immediately went to the backyard and there he was, by himself, at the edge of the pool. Someone had forgotten to secure the gate and others forgot to keep an eye on my child…
Sprinting into August like, 'whoa where'd the summer go?' Here is a handful of daytrips for last-minute summer fun!
When that ‘Summer is almost over’ feeling hits, it may be time to take a day off and surprise those kiddos with a day trip (within two hours of Watertown). Here are fun trips that my kids have loved over the years (as well as an idea from my fellow moms Liz and Donna!).
2024 Turf Recreation Scholarship
Turf and Get Lively(R) Health & Fitness Studio hosted the first-annual Pass the Torch: Youth Sports Equipment Rally to get gently used equipment into the hands of local kids. At the end of a very busy and beautiful spring day, we were left with a few items of value, so we headed over to Play it Again Sports in Waltham to trade them for cash. We planned to push the cash back to the community in the form of a recreational scholarship designed to help a family defray some the expense of a program for which their child would like to participate.
Turf rounded up the amount received from Play it Again and matched it so that it can now offer a 2024 Turf Recreation Scholarship of $200. Apply for the scholarship before September 3, 2024. Tap “Learn More” for details.
“Extra” Equipment
I was taking pictures of the equipment we’ll be bringing to the Pass the Torch: Youth Sports Equipment Rally on April 27 and when I got to a cute little, blue baseball mitt, a memory triggered and I can’t stop thinking about it!
How to Practice Soccer with Your Kiddo
This article covers how to have fun with your kiddo while practicing basic soccer skills at home. It’s not about how to coach them up, but rather, get some time in practicing the skills they’re likely learning from their soccer coach. Laughing and being silly is required.
What does my kiddo need to play soccer?
The first things to consider are your budget and how serious your kiddo is about soccer. They are growing like the proverbial weed, so if you purchase equipment now, it will likely not be right for them next year.
There are 4-5 basic pieces of equipment that they’ll need for game play.
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