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Why Adults Should (Frequently!) Refrain from Directing Children’s Play

Why Adults Should (Frequently!) Refrain from Directing Children’s Play

by Elizabeth Wilkins | Feb 12, 2020 | Outdoor Play

By Elizabeth Wilkins & Angela Hanscom The woods are unusually crowded with adults. As a TimberNook provider, I am used to being one of only a few adults in the forest. However, today we have our parent/child group out exploring the space. The parents appear just...

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Child Born of the Woods

by Angela Hanscom | Jan 8, 2024 | Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

Every year at our TimberNook conference, teachers and providers share stories of the amazing effects TimberNook has on children in their programs. This past year, we...

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The Unsafe Child: Less Outdoor Play is Causing More Harm than Good

by Angela Hanscom | Aug 30, 2023 | Occupational Therapy, Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

The third grade classroom that was visiting our Nature Center for the day consisted of mostly boys – rowdy, loud, and rambunctious boys. As we started out into the...

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Children LIVE Through Their Senses

by Amelia Sterenberg | Apr 5, 2023 | Occupational Therapy, Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

“It’s mud season!” Johnny exclaims from the woods as he leaps over a puddle of melting ice. A warmer breeze blows through the trees, and he races to the once frozen...

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Face-to-Face Interactions Matter

by Stacy Halk | Mar 16, 2023 | Occupational Therapy, Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

“Do you remember that spot? I do. It was right here where I first saw you and your sister and we just started running and laughing.” “Yeah! I remember! And we’ve been...

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NATURE IS THE ULTIMATE SENSORY EXPERIENCE: A Pediatric Occupational Therapist Makes the Case for Nature Therapy

by Angela Hanscom | Oct 24, 2022 | Occupational Therapy, Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

When I tell people I’m a pediatric occupational therapist and that I run nature programming, a look of confusion often crosses their face. “Huh?” they say. Or, “You’re...

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ADD and the benefits of outdoor play

by Abbie McCafferey | Jun 22, 2022 | Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

When I was eight, I would sit down at the counter after school, lay out all my homework, but I wouldn’t get anything done for 2 hours. I wouldn’t fidget or run around,...

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Beyond Skill Building: Nature & Self-Identity

by Ellie Leonard | Mar 21, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The story about pancakes isn’t about the pancakes at all, really It is a Thursday evening in November, 2020 and I am staring at my weekly planner incredulously. How in...

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Is Snow A Loose Part?

by Stephanie Wetherbee | Jan 21, 2022 | Occupational Therapy, Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

When you hear snow in the forecast, what comes to mind? Do you think of ceaseless shoveling? A slow morning commute? Or do you think about the hours of fun you had as a...

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How TimberNook Changed My Approach to Parenting

by loudcanvas | May 28, 2021 | Outdoor Play | 0 Comments

Steve and his 2 amazing daughters, Lara and Mackenzie as they work together to bring TimberNook to kids in 2019. I became a parent in the early 2000s, right at the peak...

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