The importance of Nature Play: a guide for parents and early childhood educators

Join us to learn about fostering children’s connections with nature through play and the importance of learning in natural environments. Outdoor play is vitally important for learning in early childhood. New programs are emerging which focus on outdoor play, including play in the bush, at the beach and other natural spaces. These are often called 'nature play' or 'bush kinder'.

Long standing research has supported children’s connections with nature and examined how early connections may impact on later environmental attitudes and actions. All children have a right to develop their own, personal relationship with the natural world. With scarce resources, the Earth’s capacity to recover from the effects of human actions is limited and we are now situated in a global climate change crisis (IPCC, 2021). Therefore, it is vital that children spend more time outdoors in nature. 

This event is part of Randwick Council's Eco Living Festival 2021 - four weeks of workshops, talks, tours and movies for the whole family! 

To find out about other Festival activities please visit https://events.humanitix.com/tours/eco-living-festival-2021