OUTDOOR STORY -- FAMILY AFFAIR: getting kids excited 
about the outdoors on passport to Texas Outdoor Stories. 

PTT Outdoor Stories from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Chris Holmes, who oversees the Texas Outdoor Families 
in State Parks program, came by my office recently with 
his young twin sons Charlie and Jimmy, and had them tell 
me what they like about camping in state parks.

Can you tell me what you like about camping? I like burning 
the marshmallows. You like Marshmallows. What else do you like 
about camping? I like pitching the tent. When we go camping in 
the state park is it scary? Noooo. Is it fun? Yeah. What animals 
do we hear when we go camping. Owls. What does the owl say? Who-who. 
What about the coyote? What does the coyote say? OoooOOOOO. 
You're with state parks, so you definitely have gotten your 
kids involved in the outdoors. Tell me why it's important for 
parents to get their kids outside. It's just something that's 
natural. When you see the children outside having fun, it's 
something they enjoy. And these boys would rather play outside 
than watch TV, and I think that's really important. And it's 
really rewarding to me when I ask them what they want to do 
and they want to play outside. :52

Once the twins hit the fresh air, Chris said they calmed down 
immediately, because Jimmy and Charlie know that Life's Better 
outside.

That's our show ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 














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