Comments on: Time for Sledding!

By: Safe Sledding: Avoiding Trees and Bears

Safe Sledding: Avoiding Trees and Bears — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:51:24 +0000

[...] stupid.” That’s exactly the sort of article it is. But, since it’s wintertime, and sledding is the thing to do these days, I think it might be worthwhile to expound on this list of do’s and don’ts. Yes, [...]

By: Sledding: Jolly Good Fun

Sledding: Jolly Good Fun — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:02:50 +0000

[...] thing I noticed yesterday, on the hill, was the variety of sleds. The hill is right next to the University of Colorado student housing so there were a few college [...]

By: David

David — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:55:14 +0000

Keith,
I’m a stay at home dad and e-commerce consultant. I’m always there for my kids when they get off the bus and I review any notes from their teachers, homework, graded papers with them each day. We also always try to play at least 15-20 minutes in the yard with frisbee, soccor, baseball, or with the dog. At night I read bout 30 minutes of books with all of my little ones. It helps to work from home since we adopted 2 more boys this year (5 and 15 out of foster care), bringing our total up to 4 kids.
My wife is a full time teacher, it’s always been her passion and I come from a family of teachers (mom a teacher for 20+ years, sister a teacher and principal). I wish I had the patience to be a homeschooling dad, nut I don’t think I do. I respect highly what you do.
Sincerely,
David
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By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:01:41 +0000

Hi Scott. Yeah, I remember my dad riding a shovel when I was little. I remember thinking “that’s weird”, but then I tried it myself a few years back and it’s pretty fun And, you’re right, I forgot to mention that a shovel can also be used to drag other people around!

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:00:37 +0000

I'll take the bonus shovel any day. Well, not for me personally, but I enjoy wizzing my daughter around on a good metal grain scoop. The fact that she's riding a shovel makes me laugh. .-= Scott´s last blog ..That New Puke Smell =-.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:50:30 +0000

Yeah, Dennis. Those fall under the category of homemade and converted rubbish style sleds!

By: Dennis Yu

Dennis Yu — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:57:52 +0000

Don’t forget garbage can lids and school cafeteria trays– else that’s the plastic sleds, I guess!
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By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:07:58 +0000

Oh, it’s tons of fun to sled

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:07:35 +0000

BigLittleWolfe, I have been unable to find a metal saucer for the last few years. They probably still exist but definitely not as common as they should be. The plastic ones aren’t bad I guess, but a saucer should really be metal. Cardboard! I’ve seen people doing that. I should have entered a category of homemade sleds!

By: J. Cruikshank

J. Cruikshank — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:27:28 +0000

Sounds like a lot of fun.

By: BigLittleWolf

BigLittleWolf — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:33:25 +0000

What a cool (cough, cough) post! Seriously – this is fabulous – a comparison of sledding methods for cost, effectiveness and safety! (You really can’t get the metal saucers any more? Those were our faves, growing up in New England.) I will say, in a pinch, if the hill is steep enough and the snow packed, you can break down a large carton and tear down the slope on cardboard! Woo hoo!
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