About a month ago I was at the zoo with a friend. We had a “sighting” while we were there. As we were checking out the macaw exhibit, something through the bushes caught our eye. It was something unusual and unexpected just beyond the greenery.
Was it some sort of animal, escaped from its cage? No, silly. It was WAY cooler than that!
It was….
wait for it….
A WATER PARK!
Yes, true story, there’s a water park in my city and my friend and I had no clue it existed. It’s part of our public pool system. It costs just $3 to go. What an amazing find! We literally spied it while we were strolling around at the zoo, and we vowed to figure out what it was and get ourselves over there.
I should also mention that this place is a 6 minute drive from my house. Life is good, people!
On Mondays between 5-7 pm they offer family night. Everyone in your family can get in for just $5 total! I also like the timeframe for two reasons. First, it’s just after work for Tim, so the whole family can go. There’s no way I could handle both littles by myself!
The second reason I like the timeframe is because this is after the peak sun hours. Since melanoma runs in Tim’s family, it is especially important that we limit our exposure to the sun during those hours.
But even though the rays are not at their most powerful from 5-7, you can definitely still get sunburned. So we lather on the sunscreen before we head over there, and usually reapply once after we’ve been there an hour.
Lately we’ve been using these great products from Beyond Coastal. These products are natural, so icky and questionable chemicals are nowhere to be found in the entire line. Love that! I have never enjoyed having one set of sunscreens for Darah and a different set for us. We should all be using the same stuff! I’m guessing if ingredients aren’t good for Darah, they probably aren’t good for the grownups, either. The Beyond Coastal line is great for everyone.
I have enjoyed trying all the products in the line, but I think my very favorite is the face stick, which is SO easy to apply on squirmy and impatient toddlers. I like the thick, quick application!
As you head into the summer months, be sure that you are well-stocked with sunscreen, and skip the stuff with nasty additives and go straight for the good stuff, like Beyond Coastal!
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Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
Dan V says
We like swimming
Marcy Strahan says
Swimming & fishing!
jeannine s says
we love swimming in our pool
Lily Kwan says
My family’s favorite “fun in the sun” activity is having barbecues.
Ann Council says
We love going to the beach and fishing.
James Coyne says
i love swimming
Shayna Ridings says
Swimming is definitely my favorite fun in the sun activity!
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we love swimming in our pool
Alisha L. says
We love fishing!
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We love to go boating
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swimming
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We love going to the beach
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Rebecca Shockley says
swimming and picnicing
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Swimming
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swimming
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susan smoaks says
we really enjoy hiking
Patrice says
We like to go to the park.
Amber Porter says
Going to the park to play!
Angela H says
Playing badminton
Ani says
We love to go to the pool!
Trevor says
jogging on the beach, especially during sunrise
Jess says
Since he’s only seven months, my little man’s favorite outside activity is sitting on a blanket, playing with toys, taking in the scenery. He’s also fond of trying to pick up the grass :3
Courtnie Miller says
We love swimming!
Corey Olomon says
We all love to swim!!!
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Great to win!!!
Michael Scott says
Love going to the beach!!
Carolyn Daley says
Swimming/Beach. I live in Florida and sunscreen is a must on a daily basis during the summer.
kristie perry says
lots and lots of time outside camping!!
Ashley Gao says
family tennis!
Tim Stephens says
We love going to the local water park as a family
Kayla says
We like going to baseball games.
DAMIAN JARREAU says
I like to go fishing
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swimming
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Laurie Emerson says
We like going to the beach.
Ron Miller says
golf!
Debra F says
we love to go boating and swimming
Brooke R. says
we live in AZ so our fave is to be in a pool, any pool!
Michelle W says
Our favorite is Busch Gardens and Water Country in Williamsburg VA
R Hicks says
vollyball is one fav.
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Kristin says
We love to get out the sprinkler in the backyard and go to summer kids’ concerts at the zoo.
Nicole C. says
We love going to the new water park!
shawna says
We like going to the lake!
Harold D says
Swimming, of course.
Rosey says
I like to go to the lake.
Aimee Sanborn says
We love playing at the beach!
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We love trips to the beach. Thanks for the giveaway.
tomato says
We love going to the beach!
Wendy R says
we love swimming!
Jason says
We love to hang out on the boat
Jennifer says
We are some serious bicycle riding fools!
Melissa Erwin says
building sandcastles!!!!
Ashley says
We like to go boating.
Rebecca Peters says
swimming!
Peter G says
Riding bikes to the park with a picnic spread by the lake.
sarah t says
we love going to our local pool
Charlene S says
Our family likes to go swimming everyday.
dani marie says
we love going to the beach.
Cori Westphal says
Swimming for sure!
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Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
camping
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Jeni Mitchell says
Anything involving water :).
D Schmidt says
We like playing tennis as a family
amy says
going for walks.
Terri P says
Swimming at the beach! Both my daughter and I were born on Tybee Island and it’s still our favourite place to be.
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holly says
we love to swim, my baby girl is definitely a water baby 🙂
Brittany Boardley Renaldi says
geocaching!
Dawn Smith says
swimming!
Summer D says
Swimming or disc golf.
Kristi S says
We love to play in the sprinklers!
pamela james says
going to the lake and floating on rafts
Caryn S says
Ours is swimming
Sheila Foley says
gardening, beach, biking
Renee G says
Our family loves boating.
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Kristie D. says
I like reading in the sun or going for walks in the sun. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
david basile says
we head for the beach
katfam says
We enjoy taking our bikes out on the bike trail.
christine jessamine says
we love to go swimming!
tanya bright says
going to the mountains
Stacey B says
We love going to the beach
Sara R says
We love the back yard sprinkler and parks with sprinklers!
Angela says
The swings! 🙂
Christine says
love swimming
Annette D says
All types of water sports
ColleenMarie82 says
We love to go to our neighborhood pool
Nina says
We love playing at the park!
Katie R says
We enjoy going golfing
Susan Smith says
We love swimming
Jannie Bryant says
We like to go to the beach.
Liene says
Hiking – anywhere, the woods, the beach, or to the park!
Marysa says
We love going to the Great Escape!
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KHBride says
going to the beach!
Somer says
Can’t keep us out of the water! We all love swimming 🙂
aimee says
we love the slip and slide
Yona says
we like going to beaches and water parks to play in the wave pool.
Dee S says
cook outs!
Nicole T says
We like swimming. 🙂
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laura ari says
We watch a lot of baseball games!
Amy Wels says
Going to the beach
Amy T says
We’ve recently discovered blueberry picking!
Jessica Sage says
going for picnics at the park near us!
Nancy says
We play golf.
Daiva says
going to the beach!
sarapete says
We love to go to the beach!
tamatha h says
walking the dogs on the beach
Linda Lansford says
We go to the beach
Jessica T. says
We like to garden and go to the water park!
CAndie L says
We go to the lake. thank you
Heidi Daily says
Swimming is definitely our favorite fun in the sun activity
Jennifer T. says
Swimming is our favorite sunny weather activity.
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fancygrlnancy (Nancy Partin) says
we like anything with water.. usually the spray pad
raven says
swimming in the backyard
Kathlyne says
We love going to the beach.
chris z says
swimming!!!
Sunnie says
We like swimming or playing in the sprinkler.
Kirstie Gibbons says
We love to swim!
renee says
We love love love to swim!
I have been to that zoo a million times and never noticed a water park! We will have to check it out. Thanks for the heads up:)
sharon says
taking walks to the creek in our backyard…
Ann Fantom says
We like to go bike riding
Tari Lawson says
We like going to the beach.
Maria Kiguthi says
We love playing outside, at the park or soccer.
April P says
We love to go to the Splash Park and play. It’s free and it makes them so happy!
Jennifer Rogers says
Swimming!
TawndaM says
sprinklers 😉
Soha Molina says
we love swimming.
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hiking!
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Dana says
going to the beach!
Kathleen says
swimming
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susan says
We love going to the beach.
Megan R says
Going to the beach!
Julie Bestry says
This is at Warner Park Zoo? I’ve lived her since ’98 and had no idea there was a water park. Geez! And good for you for putting an accent on sunscreens. I must be the only person who wishes there were a tent over part of the pool to block the bright rays, so I could enjoy swimming. 🙂
robyn paris says
we love to swim
Leanne M says
Swimming
Marilyn Wons says
Our family loves to play volleyball in the park in the sun!
brian e. says
Thanks for the giveaway…in the summertime we become aquatic, swimming whenever we can !
Tamara Sz says
We love to go to the beach at Lake Michigan!
rebecca day says
swimming