Tag: get outside
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Rock Collecting
It’s not important to be able to state the scientific names or properties of the rocks you find. I mean, yes, it is something to aspire to, but in the beginning – especially for young children – it’s the experience that counts most. To keep it cheap, collect some empty egg cartons. You can decorate…
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Beware The Granny
One year during a summer camp, a particularly lazy camper expressed that all he really wanted to do was play on his phone. So I sat down next to him and asked him to show me what he was playing. It was awful. Apparently, you are trapped inside a haunted mansion and a zombie-looking old…
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Play Pretend
When I was a child, my brother and I ran through the woods inventing all sorts of pretend games. We built makeshift shelters, gathered make-believe foods, and started our own villages. Back then, Gilligan’s Island was popular on TV and we often pretended we were stranded on a deserted island and had to survive off…
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Take A Walk In The Woods
Personally, I get outside as often as I can. During Covid, when we were mostly avoiding other people, I started implementing “Take a Hike Tuesdays” in my summer camps. It was basically just a short hike through a local park. Mostly, I just wanted to get outside and breathe some fresh air, but it became…