Exploring Nature with Your Senses: Hearing
While wandering through nature, we all take in our surroundings using our senses. We smell flowers, touch tree bark, listen […]
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Explore the Nature Near You
Nature is all around you! Taking a few steps out your front door and down the street, or out the […]
Explore the Spooky Side of Nature this Fall
It’s that time of year. The air is cooler, the leaves are changing colors and brightening up the trees and […]
Celebrate Babywearing With Hike it Baby’s Top 5 Blog Posts on Babywearing
Happy Babywearing Month! Each year people all over the world celebrate babywearing during the month of October! Not only is […]
Story of a Stay-at-home-Dad
Originally posted August 2016. When I decided to leave my job as a mental health professional to become a full […]
The Benefits of Fostering a Nature Journaling Habit for Kids
This is the first part of a two-part series about nature journaling. In this article, we’ll cover the benefits of […]
How to Create a Nature Journaling Habit with Your Kids
This is part two of our nature journaling series. In part one we explore the benefits of fostering a nature […]
Is Your City Involved in the 10 Minute Walk Initiative?
Have you heard about the 10 Minute Walk Initiative?! No? Well, if you think that increasing access to parks and […]
What Dads Are Packing In Their Hiking Packs (And You Should, Too!)
It’s the night before a hike and you’re prepping the bags. We all know the typical things we pack: Water […]
Five Easy Ways to Get Back on Trail Hiking Post Quarantine
COVID-19 disrupted life and left many of us aching to get back out hiking and enjoying nature. And while the […]
Hike it Baby Post-Quarantine In-Person Hike Update June 2020
Challenges of Opening In-Person Hikes We recognize that public spaces have begun to open and stay-home orders and other restrictions […]
Why And When Your Kid Will Benefit From a Lightweight Hiking Shoe
As we start to see the spring light at the end of the winter tunnel, it’s time to think about […]
The Insider Guide to Hosting A Hike for Your Hike it Baby Branch
Any active member of Hike it Baby can host a hike. As a non-profit organization built on community it’s important […]
How the Introvert Can Build a Real Community with Hike it Baby
When Social Anxiety Hits Everyone begins walking down the trail. Parents are asking each other questions and swapping stories. You […]
Hiking in Every Stage of Life
While many of us have outdoor-related goals for the new year, reaching these goals can be a daunting task when […]
What to do if You’re Aging Out of Hike It Baby
Our kids grow up, and it happens fast. Faster, in fact, than we as parents can anticipate, and certainly faster […]
Hiking Challenges to Motivate You and Your Family in 2020
Looking for hiking challenges to motivate you to get outside all year round? We’ve compiled a list of awesome, family-friendly […]
Outdoor Family Instagram Accounts We Love to Follow Right Now
Inspiration for the Outdoor Family There is a wide range of amazing outdoor families on Instagram that will make you […]
5 Tips to Help You Have a Successful First Day Hike
A New Year’s Day Tradition New Year’s Day marks the end of the holiday season. It is the perfect time […]
How Hike it Baby is Starting a Movement for New Parents – As Featured in the Washington Post
Parenthood is an Adventure. Bring it Outside. Shanti Hodges, founder of Hike it Baby, just wanted to get outside after […]
Celebrate Our Volunteer Hike Hosts with Hike it Baby’s Ten Days of Giving
Here’s to You, Hike it Baby Hike Hosts! Here at Hike it Baby, our mission is to connect families with […]
National Take a Hike Day – Insider Advice to Get Your Family on Trail Successfully with Hike it Baby
Celebrating National Take a Hike Day “Hipsters tend to stick to hiking backcountry rivers. They’re less mainstream.” We at Hike […]
Test Your Courage on These Spooky Trails
From haunted houses to haunted objects, there is no shortage of scary things you can explore, especially at this time […]
Hiking Etiquette Tips for Every Trail
We love this image the National Park Service shared on their Facebook page about hiking etiquette. Although our National Park […]
Babies and Toddlers Lead Trail Cleanup Hikes Across the US and Canada in Hike it Baby’s Annual Together We Hike Event
Celebrating Success by Giving Back To commemorate their sixth anniversary as a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to getting families outdoors, Hike […]
Fall Hiking Trails Across North America That Are Perfect for Families
The Fall is for Hiking There is no better time to hike than the fall. The crisp autumn air cuts […]
How We Get More Families On Trail With the Hike it Baby 30 Challenge
The goal: thirty miles in thirty days or thirty minutes outside three times a week. Twice a year, the Hike […]
Learning From a “Hike Fail”
Bethany Johnsen is a Hike it Baby Branch Ambassador in Littleton, Colo. She shared a message that she had posted […]
HIB Trails and Tales Around the World – Michigan
The summer of 2010 I was on an all-time traveling high. I had just returned home to Texas from a […]
What to pack while hiking
Heading out on to the trail? Wondering what to bring? Here’s a quick guide to what I take out there. […]
Log Your Hikes
I am a big fan of keeping track of hikes. I know that may sound a little anal retentive, but […]
How Far Can You Go With Your Baby?
How far can your child or toddler hike? That depends on how old your child is and whether you carry […]
Autumn Stays at Gold Butte Fire Lookout
We had our 4th of July weekend booked for a long time. In fact, just a few days before Autumn […]
Pumping On Trail
Friday, August 1, 2014 Hike it Baby is doing a Big Latch On on Trail, so we thought posting this […]
First Hike With The Little One
Eds Note: This is the first of a 3 part series on hiking with little ones. As first time parents […]
Baby Steps = Healthy Knees
What can we learn from our children when hiking? Baby steps. Especially when knees are involved. They are some of […]
