Let’s PLAY like Kids at the Beach! Warren Dunes

**🛝🧸🏖️🩴⛵🐚🔍Let’s Go Play at the Dunes Beach and Lake! We will ALL Revisit our fabulously fun childhood and enjoy FUN’ner play at the Beach. 🛝🧸🏖️🩴⛵🐚🔍**

*I know that this is posted months early, BUT I know some of you will need the time to prepare! Mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually!* 😁😆🏖️

*This event is also posted on Rick’s main group! Should make for a nice fun experience!!

**Remember how FUUUnnnnNNNNnnn going to the beach used to be?** No matter your location when you were a child, you must remember the packed to overflowing trunk of supplies, sand in your PB&J white bread sandwich, and moments of blue fingers and lips with bodies wrapped tight in towels followed by gleeful jumping into the waves or sand again.

**THIS is a meetup for revisiting all such things with a huge smile, belly laughs, wide open heart and revitialized mind**… maybe a little WEIRD (you know me!) at first, but it won’t take long for us to remember and have fun — like really, who cares what others think? WE are having healthy, harmless fun!!.

**PARK in the Warren Dunes END/LAST OPEN parking lot**
*FIND ME! at The lakeshore* — I will arrive early and post a photo of my chair/umbrella blanket setup.

**BRING your trunk load of gear**…

1. tupperware / cups / buckets / shovels for a proper giant sand castle village
2. swim noodles
3. sufficiently child-like, barely healthy lunch/snacks & beverages for yourSELF and OPTIONAL something edible to share with the group
4. fun, danceable/singable music /device
5. any child-like beach games to share — recall what you used to do at the beach when under the age of PUBERTY before you cared what others thought -**within reason**😲

**THINGS We will choose to PLAY in a group or small groups, anyone can suggest what to play next or make-up or lead a game…**

1. The aforementioned group sand castle/village
2. race/roll/fall DOWN the Dune
3. towards the end, a “quiet down” nature sandy beach walk to gather beach findings for a creative artwork creation
4. whatever beach games come to mind: sand buryings, sand angels, Simon-says, ring around the rosey, frisbee, paddle ball, etc…
**5) gently LEAVE all body image, health, and grumpy adult worries at HOME!!! Everyone MUST agree there is no judgment of others or thy self!** *Other than who is having more Fun.*🥳🎉💃🎈

**PARTICIPATE in whatever you want to,** but we encourage enjoying it ALL!! **No judgment** if your child-like adult self needs a nap or some R&R with an ice cream bar from the concession stand.

FEEL free to coordinate carpools closer to the time to avoid entry fee — you can discuss in the COMMENTS area. I will already be IN the park.

**PS: I have a camping reservation that weekend — if anyone wants to do the same!** I use the time for loads of reading, meditation, Qi/yoga, and hikes.. . YOU DO YOU!! (there are not too many sites left to reserve).

**A Few Thoughful RULES:**

* BEEEEeee KIND, Actively listen and include EVERYONE,
* Meet NEW and old friends with gladness, like a kid, EVERYONE is a potential BFF!!
* NO JUDGEMENTS, encourage and support people to participate but no ridicule as you respect the words “No Thanks”.
* **Please unRSVP if other plans take over the day — it allows ME to relax knowing everyone found the group. THANK YOU!!!**
* 🚫🥫🍾🚭 *No mind-altering substances, please! This is a heart-opening, mind-inspiring, and belly-laughing space – naturally!!*