Barefoot Benefits

​Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Hand-in-hand with heading outdoors, is often the consideration of what gear to bring along for the ride. I have a backpack full of what comes with us almost every time. Weather checks help inform if we should bring rain gear, sunscreen, woolen layers, and so forth.…

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Forest school Monday 11am

WEATHER: 78-81 degrees & partly cloudy LEADER: Anne LOCATION: Watchung Reservation – Trailside Nature Center parking lot (directions here) Expect a pace and rhythm of the children that attend, through unstructured, free play. Watch as the benefits, the magic and fun of play in the forest unfolds! Our most recent…

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Benefits to Risky Play

Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints Being out in nature is beautiful. It is also filled with potential risks. How we approach those risks, though, determine what children get out of the experience. There’s been much talk lately about some of these risks as not just elements to be managed, but actually…

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