Gardens4Children

So cool, right?

The world needs more of this!! 🥰

This is brilliant!

🌈Try using an already at-home color palette with crayons, chalk, or paint, and see what you can find in nature. 🥰

How many of you have a ?

NJC, Episode 22: Sitspot: Observing a Special Place Over Time Learn how to find your own sit spot to visit over time. From this place, you can see the changes in the world and in your heart.

Yes!

When you want to say “Be Careful!” - try this (organized according to Ellen Sandseter’s six categories of risky play):

Read the blog post here: https://childnature.ca/when-you-want-to-say-be-careful/

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This is how you do outdoor!

Cardboard Camp Day 3 The morning began with preparations for rain. Storms and showers were forecasted for later in the day, so most of the boxes were covered with tarps. The children had permission to move the tarps, w…

Not much in a typical day.....

What does your preschooler do in day care? Not much active, study says A new study of 10 Seattle child-care centers finds preschoolers are offered only 48 minutes a day of active play, far less than the two hours recommended by national guidelines.

Well, if Washington State can do it.......

WSU study to examine health benefits of outdoor preschools | WSU Insider | Washington State University Amber Fyfe-Johnson is embarking on a five-year project to measure physical activity, body mass index, sleep, and gut microbiome in 200 preschool children.

All children need to see themselves outdoors ~

Our Favorite Books that Feature Black Kids in the Outdoors Researchers have identified an alarming lack of books about Black children in nature. Diversifying your bookshelf can help kids find themselves in literature—and the outdoors.

Especially now - something to do with your children at home!

The Importance and Benefits of Teaching Gardening to Children Toddlers to Preschoolers. There’s this common misconception that gardening is an activity best suited for the elderly. However,

A helpful and wonderful reminder of how important outside time is for kids, and how easily it can be incorporated into our everyday life. Let you kids go play outside!