Archive for July 20th, 2010
We’re going on a ……. hunt!
July 20th, 2010 | Author: Shannon
As a child I spend most daylight hours outside, building forts, digging in the mud or dirt, helping in the garden, playing in our awesome tree house, riding a mountain bike, rolling down hills.
We played “we’re going on a bear (lion, tiger) hunt” everywhere we went.
Now, as an adult, I still turn to these engaging and freeing activities when life is just plain overwhelming. But now, it’s at the beckoning of the children.
That’s why the children and nature movement is so important to me.
Just across the swamp the neighborhood is full of kids, some late summer nights I can hear their noises after dark and Ienjoy hearing their laughter and knowing they are kids being kids.
So moms and dads, caregivers, teachers… lets reach out, take a child by the hand and go explore the forests, rivers, ponds, oceans, mountains, valleys…. or perhaps the best place to investigate is right outside our front or back door.
Share your findings with me! ~ The Backyard Mama
Picture Credit: That’s me as a tiny tyke climbing in Mesa Verde- my parents surely took me by the hand!
