Outdoor time is important for children's healthy growth and develop and research shows that  time in nature is especially important. This PDF download provides great information about the importance of natural play for children. It also provides you with fun activities to help you make the most of a natural playground or other natural outdoor space.
PDF download includes:

• Information on how nature and children
• 10 fun and creative ideas for the outdoors that teach language, math, science, art, music, dramatic play and social/emotional skills
• Chart aligning activities to generic state preschool standards*