Our mission is simple… We love to have fun outside with our kids, regardless if it is swimming with manatees in Florida, exploring Central Park in New York or just simply being outdoors PLAYING in your own backyard. We try our best to provide you with the best information about simple outdoor ideas and being active outdoors as a family.
Go outside and play!
Kari Svenneby
Editor & founder of ActiveKidsClub.com
Kari is a multi media storyteller, actor & food stylist and an advocate.
Kari is a love refuge from Norway. She moved to Canada to join her filmmaker husband and raise their children in Toronto. Being that Kari is Norwegian, her husband is from Florida and they live in Canada she likes to call three places her home. Norway, Florida and Canada.
Kari has been quoted in national and international press for my work getting kids outdoors, among them “Backpacker Magazine”, “Globe and Mail”, “Toronto Star” and “CBC” and a she is a published health and travel writer for traditional press and online publications. Kari also works as an ACTRA actor and food stylist in Toronto’s film and telvision industry.
Get in touch with me for sponsored content, advertising and freelance writing. kariatactivekidsclubdotcom
Russell Gienapp
Partner
Director of Photographer
Russell is a three time Gemini nominated Director of Photography in the film and television industry. He feels lucky to make his living doing what he loves in life. Being a cinematographer demands skills both creative and physical. His office ranges from steamy tropics to icy winter conditions where he has learned the importance of having the proper gear.
Raised on a horse farm in Minnesota, he thanks his childhood for introducing the outdoors to him at an early age. His experiences as a child fueled his imagination and his exposure to the outdoors supplied his passion and physical skills he uses everyday in his work.
“I have thought about how important it was for me to fall a lot as a child. I was thrown off horses, I fell out of trees and I have had “yard sale” wipe-outs downhill skiing,” said Russell, “It has given me the agility and confidence (both mental and physical) that help me get the images that my clients demand. It may sound silly to say, but I want my daughter to fall as much as I did when I was growing up.
