http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com Find things to do in your city! Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:43:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear reader, One Thousand Things To-Do is in the process of moving to its new home on new servers. The result will be worth the wait, but in the meantime, please excuse the mess and please don't hesitate to contact us if you see glaring mistakes, omissions, etc. We're here to ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/02/04/in-transition/ As mentioned in previous posts, my children are park-a-holics. As this is one of their very favorite activities, winter, when it is absolutely too cold and nasty to be outside, is hard on them. Thank goodness for Wahooz! (formerly known as Boondocks) where for a modest fee they can climb, ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/31/boondocks-or-wahooz-a-play-place-by-any-other-name-is-still-as-great/ One of my kids’ favorite things to do is play pretend and consequently they love to head to the Discovery Center of Idaho. You may wonder what pretending and science have to do with one another, but one of the permanent exhibits at DCI is a kid-sized grocery store. Knowing ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/31/shopping-and-science-at-boises-discovery-center-of-idaho/ “Well,” said my husband. “Do you want to do anything special today on your birthday?” My first response was “Oh, I don’t know. We don’t need to do anything. I have plenty to do here.” Then my more adventuresome side kicked in and I said, “You know, it would be ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/30/a-winter-birthday-outing/ The incessant fog, a.k.a. inversion that has been plaguing the Treasure Valley and hiding the sun for the past two weeks finally seems to have blown off to some other unsuspecting location, but never fear. At some point it will be back, and when it is, you may be able ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/01/26/a-drive-through-the-clouds-the-trip-to-bogus-basin-on-inversion-days/ To start this post, I have to say that while it features Caldwell, it also contains important information for anyone who lives anywhere in the area, from Ontario to Mountain Home. So if you are truly completely uninterested in the rest of the post, at least scroll to the bottom ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/12/14/christmas-in-my-hometown/ Our family is all about traditions, and when we find something we enjoy, we usually try to make it a regular thing. One of our favorite October activities is our annual fall drive and picnic. The basic instructions for this outing are: pack the car with the kids, some riding-along ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/25/fall-fun-part-3-a-little-farther-from-home/ A couple of weeks ago I started this little series of fall fun ideas, and then I got so busy with the “un-fun” things that make up life’s routines and to-do lists that I haven’t had a chance to work on it. Ahh, to have more time! But without further ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/24/fall-fun-in-your-own-backyard-part-2/ Until the last few days autumn has been amazingly gorgeous here in SW Idaho this year, providing us with no excuse not to get outside and enjoy! Over the last month or so, our family has experienced some great fall fun that could be adapted and enjoyed on a crisp ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/11/07/fall-fun-in-your-own-backyard-part-1/ Although summer and thus the traditional camping season were both officially and unofficially over several weeks ago, we wanted to squeeze in an outdoors excursion before it got really cold. For a variety of reasons, our family did not get in our usual assortment of weekend camping trips during the ... http://boise.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/20/farewell-to-summer-in-farewell-bend/