Nature is full of wonder for children. Children get first hand experience’s to feel the roughness of a tree, to look for minibeasts under logs, to observe the changing colour of the leaves and watch leaves dancing in the wind. The outdoors helps to build children’s confidence, social skills, resilience and their gross motor skills.

The article below from ‘The Curiosity Approach’ beautifully explains the importance of ’embracing the authenticity of nature’.

https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/blog/embracing-the-authenticity-of-nature