Nature Play

For today's hike, we didn't do a hike. Instead, we went to an area where the kids could play in a forest/stream. A lot of people came, but only a few stayed longer than an hour.

We ended up staying for 3, and truthfully the kids could have stayed for a lot longer. They worked together to build a "Wookie Village." Even though they seemed a little bored at first and weren't quite sure what to do, they eventually got super creative, made up some games, and built their little village.

I read an article that kids should be outside for 3 hours a day. So far this summer we have accomplished that almost every day. They haven't watched any TV during the day. We'll see if we can keep this up, but so far the mud, bugs, and scratches have been wonderful for these kids.

The kids caught an inch-worm, and somehow we ended up being the lucky ones to bring it home: