Several organizations will host Nature Play Days across Elkhart County from June 2 to 10 to reconnect kids with the outdoors and give them space to explore. It’s among other events around Indiana to ...

Most American children spend only a few minutes a day in unstructured outdoor play, yet research has shown that it’s critical for kids’ cognitive and physical health. Playing outdoors improves ...

When we think of nature play, we envision children swinging from trees, decorating mud pies with gum nuts, and delving through creek beds. But nature play must be more than this and needs to cater to ...

Climb, dig, splash, build, explore and learn – nature play checks all the boxes. Unstructured play in natural settings is important for childhood development as well as multigenerational social ...

The warm summer weather is the perfect excuse to get the kids outside for some fun nature outdoor activities. With longer days and sunshine-filled afternoons, there’s no better time to explore, create ...