Playing outside was once an integral part of growing up: children’s imaginations could run riot; lively activity kept them fit and healthy. Yet today fears about safety too often keep our children cooped up indoors. Nature’s Playground is packed with great games, crafts and adventures, encouraging children and their families, carers and teachers to get into the great outdoors again. Whether you live in a city or village, whether you are a parent of one child or a play leader of twenty, this book shows that there are plenty of fun things to do outside. Designed to take advantage of whatever nature offers throughout the year, and illustrated with colourful photographs of families trying out projects for themselves, Nature’s Playground will do much to put back into our children’s lives a hugely important missing ingredient.
192pp, 198mm x 250mm, illus. in colour, hardback, 2005
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