When I looked back over 2022, I was really proud of how much time we spent outdoors. We had used an hourly outdoor tracker to track our progress. When I was thinking about what would help us continue that great momentum, I realized I was struggling with the goal I set to track a specific number of hours for the year. I was focusing on quantity over quality!
I realized that the specific counting up of hours was frustrating me because I’d often forget to count hours or stress about how far “behind” we might be getting.
In 2023, I decided to make a change to how our family tracked outdoor time, so I designed a fun printable. As we completed different activities outside, we colored in the corresponding pictures. It made it much more fun to focus on spending a variety of quality time together outdoors.
This year, I’ve simplified our printable just a bit more, scaling back to make sure we are spending time outdoors about 2/3 of the days of the year. So this year, there are 250 mini activities to color. Some have themes, We’ll be tracking activities like visiting playgrounds, going for walks, dining outside, exploring new places, and more! Check out our brand new re-design for 2024, and grab your own copy, below!
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