Getting City Kids Outside
CBS news put together a great segment on getting city kids outside. I tried to embed the video here but wasn’t able to, so here’s the link to the video. It’s only 2 minutes and it’s worth taking a look at.
We live in a small town surrounded by lots of nature and recreation possibilities. I can’t imagine the challenge that inner-city kids have in connecting with nature especially during this day and age.
In San Francisco there is an organization called R.O.C.K. (Real Options for City Kids). They take city kids on outdoor adventures. Most of the people that make the program successful are volunteers. I love the concept and hope many parents are taking advantage of this program or taking the time to take their kids out themselves.
Photos from SFGate.com
If you’re from an urban area leave a comment about getting city kids outside. We’d love to hear your ideas at Nature For Kids.
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Do you have any specific ideas of how to get a 2 year old and 9 month old involved in nature? What you can do with them and be safe and that wouldn’t mess up any nap times
Sometimes I run out of ideas.
Vanessa thanks for the question. I totally understand about running out of ideas. I think I’ll do a post on the blog specific to your question. Stay tuned!
We live in Las Vegas, but I grew up in the country so it is very important to me that my kids get out and enjoy nature. We often take friends with kids.
We take walks around our apartment complex looking for birds and bugs. We go to different parks- walk first then playground. We also try to visit places like Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Mt. Charleston, and the Wetlands Park.
There’s plenty of nature to be found, even in the city, if you look for it. Once we even stopped along a busy road to watch a bee on a flower.
Marie-Anne