Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Do you remember the buzz about the 1979 first grade readiness checklist a few years back? The one asking if your child could walk alone four plus blocks from home…at six years old? What a sign showing how much times had changed. Now 35 years…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. You’ve probably heard endlessly about the benefits children get by being outdoors. Physical, social, emotional and educational benefits abound. For those of you who also opt for traditional schooling – where kids spend most of their days indoors – these two things can feel at…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. There is something so powerful about giving children the opportunity to be in nature – to be still, to be active, to be creative, to challenge themselves. The benefits, well, they are seeming endless. But what about those of you who are thinking, sure that’s…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. On my family’s cross-country road trip, we recently had the joy of exploring the Adventure Playground in Berkeley, CA – twice. Having enjoyed it so much, we went again, two days after our first visit. I knew some of what to expect going in, having…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. On my family’s cross-country road trip, we recently had the joy of exploring the Adventure Playground in Berkeley, CA – twice. Having enjoyed it so much, we went again, two days after our first visit. I knew some of what to expect going in, having read…
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. On my family’s cross-country road trip, we recently had the joy of exploring the Adventure Playground in Berkeley, CA – twice. Having enjoyed it so much, we went again, two days after our first visit. I knew some of what to expect going in, having read…
Weather for forest school this morning: Partly cloudy, 70s See you there!
Photograph Courtesy of family+footprints. Summer again is flying. It’s almost the end of August, and with that many children will soon be back in school, if not already. While each season brings new elements to explore and new aspects of life to help our little ones grow and develop, the…
Forest exploration will be cancelled tomorrow, 8/14/15. We will see you back in the forest next week!
We talk a lot about what unstructured outdoor play looks like for young children, the benefits for their growing minds and bodies. Those benefits do not stop after a certain age, though. They change, much like our children, as we age into youth – and onward to adults. But yet,…
