1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Connecting Our Children with Nature Why aren’t children connecting to nature? http://www.nwf.org/Be-Out-There/Why-Be-Out-There.aspx Why should children connect with nature? Quotes http://www.childrennatureandyou.org/quotes.html &amp;nbsp; Join an online challenge or group Seasonal photo challenges http://www.goexplorenature.com/2012/12/2013-winter-nature-photo-scavenger-hunt.html Weekly topic challenges http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/&amp;nbsp; Outdoor family communities http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/naturalfamilies/ &amp;nbsp; State Programs DNR—Get Up and Go Outside http://www.in.gov/dnr/kids/5991.htm DNR Kids Page http://www.in.gov/dnr/kids/5991.htm Hoosier Outdoor Child Indiana Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights Patch Programs—challenge, encouragement http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2418.htm &amp;nbsp; National Programs National Parks—build them into vacations http://www.nps.gov/index.htm NP Webrangers http://www.nps.gov/webrangers/ NP Junior Ranger Programs http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm No Child Left Inside http://www.eenc.org/index.php/in-the-news/no-child-left-inside &amp;nbsp; Websites http://www.childrenandnature.org/ http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/ Outdoor study challenges www.goexplorenature.com &amp;nbsp; Loose Parts Play Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/ Loose Parts Play Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ &amp;nbsp; Inside Outside Michiana Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/InsideOutsideMichiana/ &amp;nbsp; Loose Parts Nature Play Website: http://insideoutsidemichiana.blogspot.com Loose Parts Nature Play https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoosePartsPlay/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/20295122/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/110205971