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Forest Bathing Basics

Developed in Japan during the 1980’s, forest bathing has become an integral part of Japanese culture.

Although the Japanese term ‘Shinrin-yoku’ translates to ‘forest bathing’, the practice is…

An Outdoor Holiday Season

As the winter holidays approach, we might be finding ourselves spending more and more time indoors with the drop…

The importance of playful learning for children

Riding the subway, one is almost guaranteed to see a young child playing on some sort of screen, namely a smartphone or tablet. With a noticeable increase in the abundance of these technological advances, one might wonder how this can affect the…

Thanksgiving Nature Crafts

We love to encourage our Explorers to explore their creativity, and we can practice crafts with resources all…

10 Great Reasons Why You Should be Outdoors

Whether it is in organized form or not, spending time outdoors is essential to our health. This list gives you some of the benefits associated with time spent outside and reconnecting with nature.

​​​​​​​Friluftsliv: Tips From the Swedish Parents’ Playbook

Article by Oskar Elmgart

Living in the US for the last 10 years, I sometimes find it hard to adjust. Back in Sweden, we have Government-subsidized preschools, 480 days paid maternity…

Children Should Spend Several Hours A Day Outdoors

A survey conducted by United Minds showing 7 out of 10 parents want their kids to spend more time outside.

The survey asked a little more than 1000 parents about their attitudes to children spending time outdoors…

Our Favorite Nature Inspired Valentines’ Day Activities

We love encouraging our Explorers to celebrate love and practice kindness. While Valentines’ Day has become more about candy overload and plastic trinkets, we’ve gathered our top three nature inspired ways to celebrate that are sure…

What can we do as parents to reduce screen time?

There are countless factors such as the home environment, social economic status and school which can negatively impact a child’s development. But one unavoidable fact is that too much screen time is preventing our kids from doing sports…