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Planning a Nature Walk for Kids
It’s a Saturday afternoon. You’ve heard about Nature Deficit
Disorder and you’re determined that your kids aren’t going to spend their time
mired inside, pouring their energy into the latest new video game. You’d like to
get them outside, so you propose a hike, but not a
drive-to-the-Nature-sanctuary-and- walk-on-the-trails kind of hike. This one is
a neighborhood exploration hike! Here are some tips for helping children (and
adults, for that matter) explore the world in their own backyard.
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