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Five Ways to Embrace Mud This Spring

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

Outdoor Play for Baby Boomers: An Audio Archive

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

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

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

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Finding Time For A Green Hour

Life is full of ironies. In 2007, the National Wildlife Federation launched the Green Hour program, giving parents the tools to make the outdoors part of their children’s daily life. How?  … Read more

Theresa Lizakowski

One Child’s Prescription—Nature

My first clue to how my nine-year-old son connected with the outdoors came about five years ago while on a visit to Grandpa’s farm. I watched one afternoon as the … Read more

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Parents: 10 Reasons Kids Need Fresh Air

National Wildlife Federation’s Be Out There Campaign aims to educate tens of million of U.S. moms and dads on the importance of helping their kids have more time outdoors and providing tools … Read more

Outdoor Kids: The Space In Between

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

Outdoor Kids: A Family Garden

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 … Read more

Outdoor Kids: Rock Climbing

In the center of New York City, Rebecca Cohen’s kids found the perfect natural playground. Read more

Week Three: Get Out and Grow Some Bubbles!

Jennifer Ward shares tips for making GINORMOUS bubbles outside. Read more

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