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Winter Nature Play

In my family we make it a goal to have unstructured play in nature every day. Unstructured play in my family means giving my children access to a safe environment without toys, playground equipment, electronics, etc. and give them the opportunity to explore nature and learn to be creative on their own. I notice a huge behavioral change when we don’t take time to spend in nature. My children tend to be calmer, more obedient and happier when we spend time outside. Child development specialists have preached the benefits of nature play for years, just a few of the benefits are: an increase in your children’s academic potential, social skills and creativity.

During the cold months of winter our goal of spending time in nature becomes more difficult. Depending on how low the temperatures are keeps us from staying out too long but the following is a quick activity my girls enjoy to do. After a new snow or rainfall they love to investigate our yard, the park or the empty field by our home for fresh animal tracks. They try to imagine what the animal is, what journey it was on and make up stories about the creature throughout their day. During these last few weeks of winter be sure to try this activity!

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  1. Melynda@Your Wild Child says

    February 25, 2009 at 9:15 am

    Thanks for the post and the easy way to get kids outside. In addition to checking out animal tracks, we sometimes like to make our own. By bounding like a snowshoe hare, loping like a coyote, prancing like a moose or hopping like a bird, the kids not only have fun and get exercise, but they get a better understanding of how animals move.

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  1. Nature Play–Photography Walk | Green says:
    March 26, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    […] your children to create a love for nature will help nurture their love for the Earth. In return, they will care more for the environment and […]

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  2. Late Winter Nature Play says:
    November 13, 2010 at 8:04 am

    […] school in Edgewood Maryland at Deerfield Elementary School. My most vivid memory there was a Nature Activity we did every winter right before Spring. We work on preparing pine cones for the birds by covering […]

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