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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our yard is just under a quarter of an acre. My elementary son is an outside kid and he is out there playing daily. It saved us during the early quarantine days and I love that he can be out there playing in the fresh air and I can see him through the window. He plays out there with friends, DH and I play with him. It has been the best ever. I also really enjoyed having the ability to entertain outside during this time, which we didn't do a ton of before, and we won't go back to primarily indoor entertaining ever. Backyard BBQs are our favorite.

We don't mind the heat, we have a fire pit and patio heater for when it is cold.  the only months that are too cold to be outside at all are January, Feb and March. We have trees and umbrellas for shade and use a baby pool and, sprinkler and slip n slide in the summer. [/quote]

+1 this sounds a lot like us and i think what you see from this thread is some of this is that you need to know your own families style and personality op. We have a small but flat and very useful yard with a patio and a front porch with small front yard, we use them like this poster all months except those few winter months. But we're a pretty "outdoor" family and it's what we really enjoy. We try to make sure there is no standing water, use citronella if needed, and usually don't have a huge issue with mosquitos/don't mind. Our kids certainly don't mind/notice.

I think it also matters a lot what you put in your yard. If you have a half acre of just grass, you may have a huge nice yard but unlikely kids will play in it much. Out yard is on the smaller end but we have a little area for a garden, a big sandpit, a slide, a little hideaway house (kids are preschool) and then comfortable areas for adults to sit on the patio. It makes it very enjoyable to be out there with friends and neighbor kids. Adults relax, kids play. Also being fenced in makes a huge difference when they are little. We put a lot of work in to make our yard useable and enjoyable. And i plan to switch it up as the kids grow, maybe put a trampoline instead of the sandbox etc. [/quote]

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