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Return to List The First Nature Play Area Opens at Reedy Creek Park
Posted on May 17, 2010
The new play area, called Nature Explorer Zone, is a special playground designed to encourage longer and richer play experiences in a natural setting. The playground is built in the woods near the nature center and features a custom-made play structure resembling bird houses, plus many other features to capture the imagination of children -- stump jumps, log balance beams, a grapevine crawl and arbors, sand play area, fort building area, "messy materials" area, and a stage for dramatic play.
Nature playgrounds are a hot new concept to encourage children to spend more time in nature.
Studies find that time in nature is essential to a child's development -- intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically. Research shows that connecting children to nature improves their creativity, strengthens problem-solving skills, and supports healthy childhood development, including positive impacts to childhood obesity, stress, and attention deficit disorders.
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