Nature Play
Salem Environmental Education has teamed up with Salem Cloth Project to host an exciting new program for 2-5 year olds. Nature Play is a guided outdoor play session that will introduce young children and their parents to imaginative play and outdoor exploration.
Registration: https://salemclothproject.org/pages/natureplay
Fall Session (3 classes) at Englewood Park (October, November, December)
Winter Session (3 classes) at Claggett Creek Park (January, February, March)
Spring Session (3 classes) at TBD (April, May, June)
Benefits of Nature Play
- Encourages Cooperative Play
- Develops Physical Skills
- Exercises Imagination
- Stimulates Poetic Expression
- Prompts Curiosity of Natural World
- Fosters Critical Thinking
Outdoor play is…
good for children’s health and the health of our planet.
Active movement is needed…
for children to develop healthy bodies.
Children need to engage with nature to…
understand human dependency on the natural world.