We go outside from 10 am to 11:30 in the mornings only. We used to go outside in the afternoons, but the children would scream and yell when it was time to go home and it was hard on both parents and children. Also the children are very wet from water play and dirty. If the parent is taking them shopping right away, they have to take them to a store wet and dirty. The parents supply crocs and sun hats that stay in the children's cubbies. When they leave, they leave the shoes and hats on the landing. I have a deck box on my deck that contains a change of clothes, suntan lotions, towels and bug sprays, etc so I don't have to carry anything, just take the children outside.