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Outdoor Play Party - 15 Awesome Online Resources for Outdoor Play

By Jen

We love all the amazing ideas that folks share here at the Outdoor Play Party. When the girls and I head outside we are always inspired by the ideas we see right here. However, there is also a great group of outdoor focused blogs and websites that I love to visit. 

15 Awesome Online Resources for Outdoor Play 

Active Kids Club - Ever wanted to start an outdoor play group in your neighbourhood or wondering about how to raise your kids to love nature, then this the site to check out. 
 
Teacher Tom - Take a peek inside an incredible preschool, where nature, fun and kids take centre stage.
 
Go Explore Nature - Wanna take your outdoor play further than your own backyard? Check out the ways this family is exploring the world around them.
 
Play England - Love Outdoor Play - This is the site for Play England, a campaign that believes that play is an integral part of our children's life.
 
Let the Children Play - A blog filled with crafts and activities that will get you outside playing.
 
Rethinking Childhood - Do you believe that kids are more at risk outdoors than kids were in the past? Check out this site and you might just change your mind.
 
I'm a Teacher, Get Me Outside Here! - A fun site advocating for bringing more outdoor play into the classroom.
 
Little Eco Footprints - Beautiful photography will captivate you...a beautiful site filled with practical ways to get children to love and respect nature.
 
Nature Rocks - Let's Go Explore - This site is a resource filled with outdoor play ideas and activities.
 
Children and Nature Network - A great source for the latest research, campaigns and information about outdoor play around the world.
 
Grass Stain Guru - Lost your outdoor play inspiration? Check out this site to get yourself motivated!
 
Sun Hats & Wellie Boots - This lovely blog is filled with fun and creative nature crafts and activities for kids.
 
Outside Mom - Amazing tips for camping with kids and hiking.
 
Jan White Natural Play - A wonderful educator and writer who is passionate about outdoor play.
 
Learning For Life - (One of my lovely co-hosts) You can hear and see the passion for outdoor play and learning in every post shared on this blog.
 
Those are a few of the great outdoor play sites that I have discovered online. Do you know of any other awesome outdoor play sites, please leave me the link in the comments below. I would love to check out other online resources.

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About Jen

Jen Farr is a mother living in Toronto, Canada. She has been sharing her DIY crafts, recipes, activities and parenting advice for over 15 years on her blog Kitchen Counter Chronicle. Jen is the mom of 2 lovely daughters. She believes in the power of taking small steps that can make big impacts on the world.

Comments

  1. Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Great list of resources! Thank you for featuring our apple investigation. 🙂

  2. Rebekah says

    October 12, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Fabulous list! A lot of these were the very first blogs I began to follow and have inspired my blog and parenting a lot.

    So happy to be joining the Outdoor Play Party as a host again!

  3. Kierna C says

    October 13, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Jen - thanks so much for including me in such an amazing list of inspirational blogs, i am truly moved! Love this idea & I'm sure this list will help inspire many others, Kierna

  4. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum says

    October 13, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    These are all amazing blogs

  5. KAREN GREEN says

    October 20, 2012 at 9:10 am

    Great list of blogs! Have to agree with you here Jen! 🙂

  6. jackie @ Happy Hooligans says

    October 20, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    What a super round up of outdoor-loving blogs, Jen!

  7. Juliet Robertson says

    October 23, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Thanks very much for putting this list up - it's a great collection, indeed and I'm touched that you have included "I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!" Thank you.

  8. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest says

    November 22, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Thanks for the list, Jen. I already follow a few of them and am looking forward to checking out the others.
    -Ann
    P.S. Just wanted to let you and the other hosts know how much I love The Outdoor Play Party! Outdoor play is so important and it's great to see a link party that is devoted to it. I'm linking here again for the 2nd time!

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