The social
benefits of outdoor play include encouraging exploration and discovery, promoting team - work, problem - solving and leadership skills.
So for every
hour of outdoor play, have your child take a couple of drink breaks to prevent dehydration — even if she says she's not thirsty.
An early childhood undergraduate text explaining the importance
of outdoor play in the early years.
Our canine campers enjoy 20,000 square
feet of outdoor play yards, relaxing and luxurious personal cabins, and an exciting day filled with learning and play.
My kids love doing indoor interactive activities when it's cold outside and lots
of outdoor play when it's sunny and warm.
I encourage my kids to get in at least 15 minutes (or more if the schedule affords)
of outdoor play before they start homework.
Don't let the end of summer mean the
end of outdoor play — try these family fitness ideas for fall!
Outdoor Play Matters is a free publication for parents and highlights the
benefits of outdoor play and how it supports children's development.
Amongst the report's policy recommendations calling for action on play from the Department for Education, the API has asked for: «Children's health and wellbeing to be prioritised with suitable availability
of outdoor play spaces for early year's children, schools and communities.»
Being strapped for resources means educators must make due with crowded spaces, a lack
of outdoor play areas, aging equipment, outdated technology and inefficient processes, all of which can have an impact on the quality of care that can be delivered.
Historically schools in Australia have understood the importance
of outdoor play for children throughout the years, but unfortunately this is no longer the case.
«Make sure your child gets at least 15 - 30
minutes of outdoor play each day,» said Dodd White, president and CEO of ECC.
Celebrate the
importance of outdoor play in the lives and education of children in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences» Nature PlaySpace, designed especially for families with young children!
The European Standards for Playground Equipment: EN 1176 and EN 1177 have been published to harmonise existing criteria and cover issues such as critical fall heights
of outdoor play equipment.»
Researchers believe this
shortage of outdoor play is hurting kids, because children who spend more time outside in nature reap academic, social, emotional and physical gains.
Here in Ohio, we still try to get outdoors every day even if it's snowy and cold, but she really enjoyed this new
type of outdoor play.
Play, Playtimes, Play Grounds, Lunchtimes This report published by the National Children's Bureau evaluates the
impact of the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) programme developed by South Gloucestershire Council learning and school effectiveness service and run in over 70 % of the authority's primary schools over six years.
The health and wellbeing
advantages of outdoor play spaces provide the ideal learning link to make this happen, by creating an environment where children are given free rein to expend their spare energy away from the classroom.
There are ten criterias used to assess this area, most of which relate to management issues, however there are three which can be linked to the
provision of outdoor play equipment.
Emily Northin is Director of Marketing for Playforce, the UK's leading
supplier of outdoor play and sports facilities to schools and nurseries.
Play is just as importance in the development of a pupil's social, emotional, intellectual and physical development as classroom learning, says Neil
Coleman of Outdoor Play and Learning CIC.
Schools have school - based policies and practices on
supervision of the outdoor play area, but it must be recognised that no amount of playground supervision will prevent some children from taking risks which are unforeseen by staff and therefore can not be prevented.
These dogs are natural runners, so plenty
of outdoor play time in an enclosed environment will be beneficial as well.
Obligated organizations will incorporate accessibility features for children and caregivers with various disabilities into the
design of outdoor play spaces when developing new or redeveloping existing play spaces.
Our Classen Curve location offers 10,000 square
feet of outdoor play space divided into three separate areas as well as 2,500 square feet of indoor play space divided into two rooms.
The attention to detail has not been spared in this fabulous play house, and Adam Boyd most probably hopes it will give his luckiest girls
hours of outdoor play for years to come as he has lovingly marked his masterpiece for them to remember what a super DIY dad they have.
AD: It's a pretty industrial area, we're not rural at all, we really struggle for space — there's not a
lot of outdoor play space, there's a lot of concrete and we make a lot of effort to «green» our environment and create interesting and playful places for our children.
The first thing you need to do to help your kids create an obstacle course is to gather
all of the outdoor play items you have that your kids could use in creating an obstacle course.
Bilton goes on to cover a very wide range of topics around outdoor play and the early years, including the benefits
of outdoor play, the history of outdoor play for young children, designing outdoor play spaces and the role of the adult in outdoor play — to name a few.
«Part of the benefit
of outdoor play is getting to explore and be creative.
We offer the complete Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum in artistically appealing classrooms where our program abounds with practical activities like sewing, cooking, washing, and bread baking, as well as artistic activities such as watercolor painting, drawing, nature crafts, wet felting and lots
of outdoor play.
Okay, okay — in a perfect world the kids completely occupy themselves with hours upon hours
of outdoor play, creative crafts and all kinds of awesome imaginative open - ended activities.
Despite this, a survey has shown that although «97 % of teachers believed that schools needed to use their outside spaces effectively to enhance their pupils» development, 82 % did not agree that their own school was making as much use as it can of this valuable resource» Learning Through Landscapes (2010) Research showing the benefits of outdoor play