Description
Let’s get you outside!
As outdoorsy parents, we get asked all the time for our favorite outdoor activities and locations with kids in our area. We’ve tried so many. Some are amazing (and others, not so much). We love finding new creative and unique ways to spend time outside together. And we want you to do the same. We don’t want you to waste your time doing a million hours of research. We don’t want you settling for the “most touristy” things to do in any city and miss all the really good outdoor stuff that only the locals know about. So, we put only the VERY BEST outdoor activities altogether for you in one convenient place!
Introducing, the Run Wild My Child Get Out Guides!
Get Out Guides are our one-stop resource for outdoor kid-friendly travel planning! We know what outdoor activities kids (and parents) love. We designed these digital ebooks with outdoor-loving families in mind! These guides are meant to help you plan your travels (both near and far) or perhaps even help you be a tourist in your own city. They’re community-sourced and vetted, with lists of things to do and places to see, each carefully selected to highlight a different adventure in a specific city or area.
Currently, we have Get Out Guides available for the following cities/areas:
- Bentonville, Arkansas
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- Kansas City, Missouri
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
What is included in the Get Out Guides?
ALL of our Get Out Guides are packed full of enough outdoor adventures, activities, and destinations to keep you busy for an entire vacation and beyond. While each guide is unique to the area it covers (and covers a LOT), there are a few commonalities that you’ll find in all of our Get Out Guides. The following items and topics can be found in each of our Get Out Guides:
- hiking trails
- biking trails
- outdoor dining locations
- parks and playgrounds
- farms and farmer’s markets
- unique outdoor attractions
- water adventures and splash pads
- sample itineraries (if you only have a day or weekend to explore)
- resources
Get Out Guide – Kansas City
Kansas City is a vibrant, urban center that splits the state lines of Missouri and Kansas. Both sides of the city, and the surrounding areas offer up all kinds of family fun! There are amazing biking and hiking trails, parks and playgrounds, nature centers, and some incredible art and sculpture gardens. Be sure to read through to the end for how our Creative Team member and guide contributor Amy would spend an ideal day in Kansas City!
This guide will help you find a hiking or biking trail to trek, a place to see wildflife, a nature center to explore, incredible outdoor art, a super fun outdoor sporting event, and an outdoor patio to enjoy lunch with your kids. There are so many unique Instagrammable locations, amazing restaurants and boutiques, educational outdoor activities, skate parks, historic landmarks, gorgeous trails, kid-friendly museums, and so much more!
Let us show you around Kansas City!
In addition to the amazing list of activities above, Kansas City-specific outdoor activities included in this Get Out Guide: camping locations, skate parks, outdoor murals and urban art, parks and playgrounds, hiking trails, festivals and celebrations, farmer’s markets, biking trails, hiking trails, nature centers, waterparks/splash pads, and so much more!
Kansas City contributor
Amy Eastin is a Kansas City-based adventure mom to three kids. She loves exploring all that the middle of the USA has to offer, from hiking trails to family experiences, rivers, museums, restaurants, and more. Before kids, Amy traveled and lived around the world, rode camels, trekked through mountains, and occasionally danced with the locals. Now, Amy is usually road-tripping with her kids (and sometimes her husband), getting outside, and exploring Kansas City. Amy is passionate about promoting the Midwest as a travel destination and encouraging families to get outdoors with young kids.
