If your kids love to play with the iPad as much as mine do, they will love the Matching Game with Let’s Go Chipper HD for iPad.

The ChipperMatch App features nature illustrations, eco educational messages, and animal voice guides.

Themes kids can explore include:

• “Out to Sea with Sally,” about the life of a salmon
• “Let’s Stroll Crissy Field,” about a great egret and San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Park
• “Get Ready to Fly,” featuring airport information and checklists for family travel

Parents and children can also upload their own photos to customize the game and learning experience.

The iPad version is based on the popular Let’s Go Chipper!: Into the Great Outdoors board game and DVD series, which are designed to prepare kids for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and other experiences in nature.

The iPad version can be downloaded through the iTunes app store.

Young sledder gets air via makeshift snow ramp.  The Christmas blizzard left parts of the Mid Atlantic with more than 2 feet of snow.

Get out this winter – virtually – with these great outdoor games for Xbox. Here are our top 3.

1. Cabelas’ Dangerous Hunts 2011 with Top Shot Elite

Face the world’s deadliest animals. Kill or be killed scenarios. Grizzlies wolves, buffalo, big cats, and more. What’s unusual: It’s all part of a story line. Sensor bar and wireless pump-action controller are included.

Buy Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011 with Top Shot Elite from Amazon

2. Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod

Environments based on real lakes, along with accurate fish and lure behaviors, make this one of the best fishing games of all time. Cast, jig, set the hook, and fight like the real thing. Virtual angling has never been so realistic or so much fun.

One reviewer said, “Once you have the casting down it is a blast – i have never fished with a lure before and this is a good training tool for that purpose and when you do get a bite the rod feels just like a real rod with a fish fighting on the end .. the fish sometimes leap out of the water when putting up a good fight!. the fishing rod is made of plastic and could of been made better as it feels like it might break at any given moment .. but as for realism -hands down the best fishing game out there.”

Buy Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Bundle with Fishing Rod on Amazon

3. Kinect Sports

Kinect Sports, for the Kinect for XBox360, offers a glimpse into the future of virtual gaming. You are the controller.  Volleyball, soccer, and track and field. Compete against yourself, or a friend.

Buy Kinect Sports now from Amazon

Geocaching is a global game of hide and seek, played with waterproof containers, “treasure” or items placed in the container, and GPS units used to locate the containers or caches. It is played by millions of men, women, and children around the world. Here is a brief primer.

How do I get started?

All you need is a GPS unit that will accept longitude and latitude coordinates, the coordinates of a geocache or geocaches, and the desire to engage in a fun and exciting outdoor activity.

How do I find a geocache?

There are many websites listing the GPS coordinates of geocaches around the world.  Geocaches are said to exist in more than 200 countries.

Is geocaching new?

Geocaching using GPS units has been around since  year 2000. It is similar to a 19th century game called letterboxing, which involved clues, directions to landmarks, and letterboxes that contained hidden items.

What do I do if I find a geocache?

If you find a geocache, you may take an object from it, but if you do, you must replace it with another object. You may also write in the logbook.

How do I place a geocache?

To place a geocache, you need a solid waterproof container, such as an ammo can, that can withstand the elements and repeated use.

Are there rules governing geocache activity?

Yes. The generally accepted rules include not endangering others, respecting private and public property and nature, and adhereing to any specific geocaching rules that may be in effect for public property containing prednisone geocaches.

What kind of GPS do I need?

There are many hand-held GPS units designed specifically for geocaching, including models by Magellan, Garmin, and DeLorme.  Many of these GPS units are waterproof to withstand the elements. Some “paperless” models are pre-loaded with lists of geocaches. Look for a model that has a large, bright screen that can be seen easily outdoors tadalafil in a variety of lighting conditions.

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