“We are all teachers in life,” writes Rusty Keller in his beautiful book, Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Environments for the Soul. “What we say and how we act gives children a glimpse of what it means to be human. Children learn with their whole bodies through the experiences we share with them. The environments we live and work in are teachers, too. They show children what the world is made of…They have the potential to be gentle guides in the natural flow of childhood…
We adults must create environments that sing and celebrate the seasons. We can plant trees that give shade in the summer, burst into color in the fall (and provide loads of leaves to play with), go dormant and woody in winter, then in spring renew the cycle with a sea of green. Beautiful.”
Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul |
You can do it! You can create extraordinary outdoor places for young children without highly complex play contraptions surrounded by a sea of wood chips or gravel… Places for children that tickle the imagination and surprise the senses… Places for young ones of all abilities to discover themselves and the world around them. This magnificent 316-page resource contains close to 500 color photographs and illustrations. |
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