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Five Ways to Embrace Mud This Spring

3/28/2012 // Carla Brown

A mom shares her tips on surviving, and thriving, during the mud of spring. Read more >

Outdoor Play for Baby Boomers: An Audio Archive

3/4/2011 // Mary Collins

Welcome to the Free Play Project, which celebrates the history of unstructured, spontaneous play for children in the United States by gathering audio recordings of people’s memories of stickball, marbles, and other outdoor games. Read more >

5 Fantastic Outdoor Blogs by Parents (plus 6 more!)

11/8/2010 // Anne Cissel

Meet 5 moms and dads who blog simple, practical tips and activities to inspire families to step away from the computer — and go outside! Read more >

Outdoor Kids: The Space In Between

10/1/2009 // Rebecca P. Cohen

Rebecca Cohen finds time–even in the midst of her family’s busy schedules–for nature. Read more >

Outdoor Kids: A Family Garden

9/24/2009 // Rebecca P. Cohen

To me, a family garden is an outdoor landscape (if even a balcony, windowsill or community park or school garden) that has something for everyone in your family, and a space you take care of together throughout the year: planting,… Read more >