For Early Childhood Professionals

Need some resources to encourage children and their adults to spend more time outdoors exploring, playing and learning together?

Shadow Plays, Stream Days, Color Forays: Ideas for Families Exploring Nearby Nature Together in Summer

Leaf Collections, Wind Directions, Insect Investigations: Ideas for Families Exploring Nearby Nature Together in Fall

Snow Experimentations, Ice Creations, Bird Observations: Ideas for Families Exploring Nearby Nature Together in Winter

Mud Faces, Raindrop Races, Garden Spaces: Ideas for Families Exploring Nearby Nature Together in Spring

Recipe for Nature Play – what it looks like!

Recipe for Nature Playscapes – creating opportunity and spaces for nature play

NSTA Parent Involvement in Science Education

Time in Nature — Ideas for Families with Preschool Children

2024 Nature-Based Play and Learning Literature update