YOUR PLACE.Byline: - Jaime Spangrude Kick off the unofficial start of summer with these fun outdoor toys that are sure to keep the kids busy through the warm months ahead: TRAIL TROOPER KIDS CAMPING GEAR: Let your kids take to the summer skies by having a camp-out in their very own back yard! The Backyard Barracks bar·rack 1 tr.v. bar·racked, bar·rack·ing, bar·racks To house (soldiers, for example) in quarters. n. 1. A building or group of buildings used to house military personnel. is a tent designed with yellow and green leaves, lizards and frogs ($24.99). Kids can park it on the tree stump indoor/outdoor beanbag bean·bag n. 1. A small bag filled with dried beans and used for throwing in games. 2. A small folded bag filled with lead pellets, used as ammunition in a stun gun. 3. chair, which also features leaves and lizard lizard, a reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the snake. Lizards form the suborder Sauria, and there are over 3,000 lizard species distributed throughout the world (except for the polar regions), with the greatest number found in warm climates. designs ($14.99). A cargo chair matches the tent ($9.99), while a cargo sleeping bag ($19.99) and Trail Blazing Trail blazing means marking paths in outdoor recreational areas with blazes, markings that follow each other at a certain, though not necessarily exactly defined distance and mark the direction of the trail. lantern ($4.99) complete the camping experience. Available at Target stores. WHALE POOL: Kids will have a whale of a time in their personal swimming pool. This blue, inflatable in·flat·a·ble adj. Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress. n. An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially: a. , open-mouthed whale features colorful teeth (in blue, yellow and red) for kids to play with ($14.99). Available at Target stores. WHAM-O'S ORIGINAL SLIP 'N SLIDE HEAT WAVE: This 22-foot patented yellow vinyl water slide offers plenty of outdoor fun. Kids will be slip-sliding away right into the Splash Zone's giant pool of water, which features Wham-O's Drench-O-Matic overhead water hydrant system. The suggested retail price is $29.99, and it's available at Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart and Toys R Us stores. BOAT SANDBOX A restricted environment in which certain functions are prohibited. For example, deleting files and modifying system information such as Registry settings and other control panel functions may be prohibited. : Made of the weather-resistant hardwood Nyatoh and finished with an oil-based stain, this boat-shaped sandbox is great for small children. A canvas canopy (available in blue or striped) provides some shade from the sun during playtime, while a blue tarp covers the sand when not in use. The tarp and canopy are included, the sand is not. The sandbox is 77 inches wide and 45 inches tall ($299 plus a $75 shipping charge). An extra canopy and tarp set is $49. Available at www.potterybarnkids.com, or call (800) 993-4923. HOME TOUR: Six homes spanning almost a century of architectural styles will be open for viewing during the Pasadena Historic Highland's 10th annual Home Tour, with proceeds benefiting neighborhood street beautification beau·ti·fy tr. & intr.v. beau·ti·fied, beau·ti·fy·ing, beau·ti·fies To make or become beautiful. beau and improvement funds for Longfellow Elementary School Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School is a primary school located at 3614 Murworth in Houston, Texas, United States with a ZIP code of 77025. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School, which was named after Henry Longfellow, opened in 1955 in south central Houston. , noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Advance tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased online at www.historichighlands.com, or at Motif, 1389 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena. Tickets can also be purchased for $15 on the day of the tour at the corner of Topeka and North Michigan avenues. All of the homes on the tour are on or near Topeka Avenue. For more information, call (626) 797-1910. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Backyard Barracks) (2) no caption (WHAM-O'S ORIGINAL SLIP 'N SLIDE HEAT WAVE) (3) no caption (WHALE POOL) (4) no caption (BOAT SANDBOX) |
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