Most everyone loves to swing. Even adults. That’s why we have hammocks and porch swings. They are associated with relaxation, rest, and contentment. Maybe that’s why kids love to swing too. That and the amazing physical feeling of flying. Swings were always my play structure of choice. I could just concentrate on the movement, the…
Here is a little story for you. One day, after an afternoon at the creek, a little girl tells her mom, “I brought something home from school today.” “Ok dear”, says Mom nonchalantly, expecting a stick maybe or a handful of leaves. “It’s in my shoe”, says the little girl. They get out of the…
One of the best benefits of forest school is knowledge of nature. We sometimes think that kids will automatically understand night and day, seasons, plants, and animals, but they need to truly experience these things in ways that are meaningful to them in order to connect. Sounds good right? But in practice, really grabbing hold of a child’s attention,…
There is something about the outdoors that breaks you down to your core. It makes us fearful, in a way, to be in the wild, yet strangely comfortable, like we are fulfilling some primitive part of ourselves. Adventures outdoors show us what we are truly made of, instead of how others see us. Kids feel…