Ep. 100 Creating an Adventure Club with Echo Shehadeh

Wanna know a way to make adventuring even more fun? With an outdoor adventure club! Echo Shehadeh created her own. Her tips will help so many get outside more, and it may even be a great “New Year’s Goal.” 

 

Echo is a wife and a mom of two beautiful children, soon to be 3! She lives in Central Oregon where the outdoor adventures never end. Before starting her family, she lived, worked, and breathed childhood development and education. That strong foundation helped her know that outside-learning and play serves as a key developmental role in children’s lives. Her soul focus is for her kids to become stewards of the outdoors, educate them about the beautiful world around them, and build resilience, all of this while promoting fun and creating strong bonds!  

 

Book that Inspired Her: 

Adventuring Together by Greta Eskridge 

 

Her Club and the Benefits: 

• Started with three families ages newborn to 7-year-old 
• Met up once a week. Itinerary was usually adventure, have lunch, and then get everyone home for naps 
• Older ones teach the younger ones – the Montessori way! 
• Created strong bonds by going on adventures as a family, and starting them young 

 

Snow Activities: 

• Sledding 
• Snow shoeing 
• Snow painting 
• Snow volcano experiment 
• Winter hikes 

Summer Activities: 

• Lake days 
• Creek hangs 
• Hikes 
• Bike rides 

Fall in Oregon:  

• Hood River and go to their “Fruit Loop” – October 
• Pick apples and go to farms and see fall foliage. Spring fairies too 
• Summer – lakes and rivers. Check out Sunriver and float the Deschutes River 

JUST DO IT! Everyone thrives in the outdoors.  

Recommendation fro SPF Clothing: 

• Black Strap - https://bsbrand.com 

Follow Echo on IG: @soimamomnow 

 

Thank you to Keen Footwear for sponsoring today’s podcast! Check out www.keenfootwear.com 

Today’s Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore
Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music