{"id":60000000379,"date":"2021-04-01T20:46:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/new-territory-telfair\/?p=60000000379"},"modified":"2021-04-01T20:46:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:46:55","slug":"preschoolers-and-nature-walks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/new-territory\/2021\/04\/01\/preschoolers-and-nature-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschoolers and Nature Walks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60000000380 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/new-territory-telfair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2021\/04\/nature-walk-with-preschoolers.jpg\" alt=\"Preschoolers and Nature Walks at Kids 'R' Kids New Territory, preschool, daycare, childcare\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1493\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spring is a great time of year to enjoy the outdoors!\u00a0 A nature walk is the perfect way to take advantage of the weather and spend time with your preschooler, too. Nature walks can be long or short.\u00a0 They can be as simple as walking around the backyard or neighborhood, or it can be along a trail at your favorite park.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u201cMedicine\u201d of Nature.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone benefits from fresh air and sunshine.\u00a0 Being outside is known to boost the mood and provide some much-needed Vitamin D.\u00a0 Another asset is that most children tend to sleep better when they spend plenty of time outdoors. Take advantage of these benefits by taking nature walks with your preschooler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus on the Senses.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout your walk, encourage your toddler to focus on using different senses.\u00a0 Start with sight.\u00a0 Ask your child what kind of things he sees or tell him specific things to look for.\u00a0 Ask him to find three things that are green or two different colors of flowers, etc.\u00a0 Next, focus on smell.\u00a0 Take time to notice the smell of freshly cut grass, or water in a trickling stream.\u00a0 Maybe there are some flowers nearby to sniff.\u00a0 After that, tell your preschooler to close his eyes.\u00a0 What does he hear? Birds? Insects? A creek?\u00a0 Footsteps?\u00a0 Lastly, how do things in nature feel?\u00a0 Try touching the trunk of different trees.\u00a0 Find some smooth and bumpy rocks.\u00a0 Compare texture of leaves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start a Collection.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another fun thing to do is collecting various kinds of leaves or rocks.\u00a0 Because leaves will dry out and eventually crumble, you can help your child make leaf rubbings from different types of trees and put them in a special notebook.\u00a0 Be sure to label as many as you can.\u00a0 Alternatively, your preschooler could start a rock collection by finding one special rock from each walk you go on.\u00a0 You can help him look for rocks that have unusual colors, shapes, or textures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although all these things are fun, the best thing about nature walks is spending time together.\u00a0 Get out there, explore, and have a great time!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you enjoyed this blog, please take a look at our school\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/new-territory-telfair\/blog\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">blog page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. 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