Ready to wash off winters cold and get amped up for spring? Check out this article from PopCity!
Tis the season after the season.
This one is the season when my family prepares to ward off the cabin fever epidemic that strikes every year in Pittsburgh. When winter’s cold, or cold rain, sets in I pine for the days when I could shoo my three boys out the door to frolic in the warm summer sun. Indoor arts and crafts projects keep some kids entertained for a while, but when you see them writing “all work and no play...” over and over again with their neon-colored markers, it’s time to get out.
But what do you do with kids outdoors, in Pittsburgh, in winter? Besides sledding, of course.
We look for things that other families only do in summer. Miniature golf courses are often packed in summer at the beach and most local courses are hibernating for the winter. Robert Morris University Island Sports Center offers mini-golf year round, with great views of the Ohio River. My kids love golfing and barge-watching at the same time. When they're done playing outside but not ready to go home, we head inside the Dome and continue to hone their skills with a bucket of 35 balls for $4.50. Even my 2-year-old can borrow a club and practice on the putting green and sand trap.
This one is the season when my family prepares to ward off the cabin fever epidemic that strikes every year in Pittsburgh. When winter’s cold, or cold rain, sets in I pine for the days when I could shoo my three boys out the door to frolic in the warm summer sun. Indoor arts and crafts projects keep some kids entertained for a while, but when you see them writing “all work and no play...” over and over again with their neon-colored markers, it’s time to get out.
But what do you do with kids outdoors, in Pittsburgh, in winter? Besides sledding, of course.
We look for things that other families only do in summer. Miniature golf courses are often packed in summer at the beach and most local courses are hibernating for the winter. Robert Morris University Island Sports Center offers mini-golf year round, with great views of the Ohio River. My kids love golfing and barge-watching at the same time. When they're done playing outside but not ready to go home, we head inside the Dome and continue to hone their skills with a bucket of 35 balls for $4.50. Even my 2-year-old can borrow a club and practice on the putting green and sand trap.
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