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1. Having adventures makes outdoor play fun
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Brenda Karlovcec ON How to Play: I believe outside play time is important to children's personal development, as it keeps them active and healthy and promotes a sense of adventure. It provides ...

2. Freedom and space to explore and learn
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Marla Feader AB How to Play: Playtime is important to my children’s personal development for many reasons. Children need to integrate exercise into everyday life to maintain a healthy weight and overall ...

3. Building a child’s imagination
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... created a scavenger hunt for my children including things I know that they can find in our backyard. Playing outside builds a child's imagination and creates a healthy lifestyle.  ...

4. House rules disappear outdoors
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... they want outside are so healthy for them. When children play outdoors the rules of playing inside the house disappear. They can yell, jump, climb anything and this helps them relieve tension and to sleep ...

5. What the future may hold
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... on the part of the child, which nurtures healthy growth. By playing outside kids also get used to the environment, surroundings, and weather. Outside playing also helps kids develop important sporting ...

6. The wonders of Mother Nature
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Lyndsey Hart ON How to Play: I have always believed that children should spend 70% of their free time outside to help achieve a healthy and well-developed lifestyle. The air, leaves, wind, water, ...

7. Love for the world we live in
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... dirty as they like. Getting close to nature is crucial in developing respect and love for the world we live in, and being healthy at the same time. Outdoor play encourages creativity and imagination and ...

8. Like mother like daughter
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... I hope that she can develop many healthy interests such as sports and so on. I believe that if a child has healthy interests and also respects the earth, it helps their personal development and will help ...

9. Physical and mental health
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Stacey Cole NL How to Play: Healthy bodies, healthy minds. This is true, which is why outside play is so important. Nature is so interesting and we can play at the same time; how perfect. Everyone ...

10. Motivation to play outdoors
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... for kids to get fresh air and vitamin D and the exercise that goes along with playing around outside. Otherwise they're just sitting inside on the computer or watching T.V., which we all know is not healthy ...

11. Quality family time
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... her, play with the ball, take a walk, go to the park, and feed the birds. I believe getting her active will improve her health and teaching her this healthy lifestyle from an early age will stay with her ...

12. Family sports
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Tracey Ilnisky MB How to Play: I believe that when kids play outside regularly, they are healthy, stronger, and happier. We try to go outside every night as a family. We play team sports like ...

13. It's time to be free
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... and be really silly. This is an emotionally and physically healthy way for them to be raised. They are free from all the rules of indoor play.  ...

14. Family philosophy
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... out into the backyard daily. Outdoor play is healthy because the children are released from the rules of indoor play. They don’t need to use indoor voices or worry about furniture. They can be as loud ...

15. Rules don’t apply when playing outside
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... a mess. This is essential for healthy development of young children.  ...

16. Happy and healthy children
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... The climbing and running builds strength and endurance. All of these are important in a child's development to ensure a happy and healthy child.  ...

17. Playing is a reward
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... activities ensure they not only receive lots of healthy exercise and fresh air but that they learn how to enjoy nature. At the end of the day the smiles on their faces proves that they are enjoying it ...

18. Experiencing the great outdoors
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Tara Hanly ON How to Play: Outside playtime is very important for families in general as it promotes healthy and active living. It also bonds families together with nature and allows them to ...

19. Cottage time!
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... to play with them off the leash. I think for the children it's even more important to be outside playing "wild" with the animals by observing and learning how to respect nature and to keep healthy!  ...

20. The west coast is an outdoor playground
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... Nature is an opportunity to learn about, as well as the best place for children to develop, healthy lifestyles so they don't wind up inside, obese, playing video games and watching television. Outdoor ...