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Backyard Playground Safety - Part 3: Inspection and Upkeep Through the Years

By: trey collier | 14/01/2010
Ensuring the safety of backyard playgrounds is a significant concern when we plan and construct a backyard playground for our kids and their friends. Equally as important, though, is the attention we pay to playground safety over time. By following the guidelines for inspection and maintenance presented in this article, you can increase the safety of your playground equipment, protective playground surface, and the surrounding area, and lessen the possibility of injuries.

Backyard Playground Safety - Part 2: Choosing a Protective Playground Surface

By: trey collier | 14/01/2010
The protective playground surface is often the most overlooked element of home playground safety. Choosing the most suitable safety surface for your home playground equipment depends on your own specific situation. This article explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of the most common types of protective safety surface materials.

Backyard Playground Safety - Part 1: Preparing For and Constructing a Safe Playground

By: trey collier | 14/01/2010
Planning for the safety of backyard playground equipment should begin even before the equipment has been purchased and assembled. This article, and the two subsequent articles, will help you as you plan for and create a home playground experience that is safe for the children in your life.

Drugs and Teens: What Can Parents Do?

By: Brandie | 13/01/2010
It's every parent's nightmare facing teen drug addiction. As children enter their teenage years they begin to separate from their parents, explore the adult world and fashion an image of their place in it. Even the most conscientious parents may not be able to protect their teens from the predatory lure of drugs, readily available in or around all schools.

Character Bedding and other stuff where to buy

By: Keith Burnham | 13/01/2010
Whats available and why buy - is it value for money?

Try Going Offline (no Internet) for a Week and Enjoy More Family Time

By: Sharon Catchall | 13/01/2010
Gradually, we've all been sucked into using technology more in our lives - for good and for bad. But what would happen if take a little break from our Internet, cell phones, wireless . . .?

Delayed Puberty

By: Daniel Beeler | 13/01/2010
Puberty is said to be delayed when a girl or a boy has gone through the usual age of onset of puberty without any physical or hormonal signs that it is beginning. The typical signs of puberty normally appear by age 13 for girls and age 14 for boys.

Summer Camp: Fun Unlimited

By: shashanks | 13/01/2010
Comes summer and those sweet kids await eagerly to go to a summer camp! Campers have a gala time hiking, canoeing, and dancing around the campfire. According to the American Camp Association (ACA), over 10 million kids attend summer camps every year. A summer camp can be trip full of adventure and fun.

Commercial Patio Heaters Welcome Restaurant Customers at Any Time of Year

By: trey collier | 11/12/2009 | Customer Service
When the weather turns cold, many smokers may prefer to stay home rather than dine out at the local outdoor restaurant or bar, which can seriously hurt the restaurant business. In response to this problem, more and more owners and managers in the restaurant industry are investing in outdoor patio heaters. By using patio heaters, restaurants and bars can attract more customers, including customers who smoke, and prevent drops in their revenues during the colder seasons.

Stay Warm on Cold Winter Days With Outdoor Fireplaces, Chimineas, Fire Bowls, and Fire Pits

By: trey collier | 17/10/2009 | Accessories
As the days become far too cool for staying long outside, it's with much unwillingness that home owners return indoors for the long winter. Luckily, the season for enjoying the outdoors can be extended significantly with the use of an outdoor fireplace. Outdoor fireplaces come in a variety of types, including traditional outdoor fireplaces, chimineas, fire pits, and fire bowls. Choosing the best option can sometimes feel daunting, but knowing more about each one can help in your decision.

How to Choose the Best Outdoor Furniture Covers

By: trey collier | 17/10/2009 | Furniture
Strong weather conditions like wind, rain, sleet, snow, hail, ice, and even sun can damage outdoor patio furniture over time. Covering your furniture with outdoor covers will extend the life of your wood, metal, or all-weather wicker patio furniture. Not just any outdoor furniture covers will do, though. Selecting the best covers means considering the material with which the covers are made, the size of your own patio furniture pieces, and any special features you may desire.

Portable Grills: The Practical Choice for Grilling at Home or On the Go

By: trey collier | 17/10/2009 | Food & Beverage
What happens when you mix outdoor living with delicious grilled food? Arguably, you get the tastiest meal available. But what if it's mealtime while you're on vacation, camping in the woods, or just out for the weekend? Lugging around the full-size grill is certainly not a practical option. Even so, just because you are away from home doesn't mean you can't enjoy your own deliciously grilled delicacies. With today's portable grills, "eating out" takes on an entirely new meaning.

Today's Outdoor Storage Sheds Offer Much More Than Just Storage

By: trey collier | 28/08/2009 | Accessories
Outdoor storage sheds are a beneficial addition to today's homes. Whether you wish to store yard tools, gardening supplies, or pool chemicals, outdoor storage sheds provide additional space for your outdoor equipment, making it much easier to access and freeing up your garage for your cars and bicycles. Thanks to the durability and versatility that cedar wood sheds and garden sheds offer, using the shed for more than just storage is an attractive option for creative home owners.

Home Water Fountains & Waterfalls: Indulging Your Senses to Reduce Stress and the Damaging Effects of Everyday Noise

By: trey collier | 26/08/2009 | Wellness
Spending a day, or even part of a day, in nature provides our bodies and brains with a much needed relief from stress. Regrettably, going out to nature on a daily basis does not always fit into the daily schedule, so bringing nature sounds into your home is the practical solution. Home water fountains and waterfalls are many times the favored choice for nature sounds because they offer a multi-sensory stress-relieving experience that sound machines and audio recordings are unable to provide.

Solar Shades Can Significantly Reduce Energy Costs

By: trey collier | 25/08/2009 | Home Improvement
Saving money on home energy bills can be a challenge when hot, sunny days make us dependent on air conditioning. According to Consumer Reports, "Americans spend more than $22 billion a year...to cool their homes with air conditioning" (July 2008). Lowering our dependence on the air conditioner is possible with the easy and cost efficient addition of solar window shades, also known as sun shades, to our windows and doors.

Time and Money Savers -- Let Your Robotic Pool Cleaner Do Your Dirty Work

By: trey collier | 25/08/2009 | Home Improvement
Most people would like have a swimming pool in their backyard, but sometimes the maintenance that goes along with one is not very appealing. In the past, cleaning our pools was a time consuming activity on our part, or, if we could afford the luxury, a service we would pay a 'poolman' to furnish for us. These days, a pool owner can benefit from the technology that is now available. Cleaning your pool has never been as effortless as it is now if you choose to invest in a robotic pool cleaner.