Life imitates art! Amy Poehler enjoys Parks and Recreation on a sunny day out with her son

Three's company: Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler took son able to watch Aubrey Plaza play softball in Los Angeles on Saturday

Not softball: Her yawning son did not seem overly eager at first to watch amateur sportswomen slog their way through a match

In good shape: The newly single actress would not have been short of potential suitors after donning a tight top

Matching trousers: Amy and her ambrosial son both wore calf-length leggings for their outing

Amy has recently won praise for her website on which she offers advice to teenage grils, Smart Girls at the Party.

And she believes the reason for its success is it does not talk down to youngsters.

She said: 'The Internet can be a really tough place for a young girl to see images and hear messages that aren’t helpful to her.

'When we started Smart Girls at the Party, the site and now the channel on YouTube, we just wanted to do something fun.

We wanted to do almost something that was an answer or an antidote to a lot of the programming that we see on the Internet for young girls.

'The earlier you learn you should focus on what you have — and not obsess over the things you don’t have — the happier you will be.

How confusing: The Massachusetts born and raised star wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the word Hoosier

Taking his eye off the ball: Abel seemed to be looking at something far away from the field of play

Time to go: Amy's boy seemed more than a little disappointed to be leaving after the exciting game