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How to Tobboggan
Since the word got out about Hamilton’s sledding ban, the news and social media have been giving a lot of attention to tobogganing. Calgary has now followed suit, restricting many of their local hills. Stories of severe injury have been popping up … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, News, Uncategorized
Tagged Adventure, children and nature, Free Range Kids, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest – Day 4
Part 5 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, hiking, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, Manitoba Nature Summit, nature education
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City Kids in a City Forest – Day 3
Part 4 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 2
Part 3 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, children and nature, City Kids in a City Forest, early childhood education, ECE, Forest School, geocaching, hiking, kids and nature, Leah Edmonds, letsgetoutside, manitoba, Manitoba Nature Summit, nature education, Outdoor Play
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City Kids in a City Forest- Day 1
Part 2 of a series of posts that share how one Early Childhood Educator and her colleagues bring some of the children in their care to Assiniboine Forest once a week for 6 weeks to offer them an experience with Forest School principles in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, General, Uncategorized
Tagged Adventure, children and nature, early childhood education, ECE, geocaching, geocaching with children, letsgetoutside, manitoba, nature education, Outdoor Play
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Get outside and do a Jane’s Walk
image from JaneJacobs.biography It is futile to try to evade the issue of unsafe city streets by attempting to make some other features of a locality, say interior courtyards, or sheltered play spaces, safe instead. By definition again, the streets … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure playgrounds, early childhood education, gardening with children, Get Outside, Jane Jacobs, Jane's Walk, letsgetoutside, manitoba
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Springtime Inspiration
I just spent the day at ‘Gardening Saturday’ and now I’m itching to start digging in the mud. The weather is fabulous so hopefully you’ll be spending some time outdoors. If you can’t get out then spend some time checking … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Gardening With Children, General, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure playgrounds, Gardening, gardens, kids and nature, letsgetoutside, Nature, playground safety, resources, tree climbing
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Top Ten Reasons to Garden with Children 3
1. Nutrition 2. Gardner in the Garden 3. Loving the Natural Environment 4. Increased Sensory Experiences 5. Food Security 6. Wonder and Discovery 7. Establish Nature Routines 8. Emergent Learning 9. Community 10. Hard Work Builds Character 3. Loving the … Continue reading
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Tagged facing fears, Gardening, gardening with children, kids, letsgetoutside, top ten reasons to garden with children
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