General aspects with outdoor play
Brody, Jane E . Babies Know: A Little Dirt Is Good for You(In New York Times January 26, 2009)
Goldstein,Jefferey (2012). Play in children’s development health and well-being
Rivkin, Mary S. (2000-12-00) Outdoor experinces for young children. 2000-12-00 ERIC Digest.
The Health impact with too much screen time by Nature Canada
Risk In Play,and why we need risk in play
A playground tumble can do you good (In Spike Wednesday 14 November 2007)
Gray, Peter (2014) Risky Play : Why children love it and need it
Guldberg, Helene Don’t blame parents for ‘cotton-wool kids’ (In Spike Wednesday 6 August 2008)
Sandseter,Ellen Beate Hansen (2007) Categorising risky play. In European Early Childhood Education
Rosin, Hanna. The overprotected kid. (In The Atlantic April 2014)
What’s wrong with America’s Playgrounds and how to fix them: An interview with Frost. In American Journal of Play 2008 : http://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/1-2-interview-whats-wrong-with-americas-playgrounds-
Environmental
Chawla, Louise Learning to love the natural world, Enough to protect it .- In Barn nr. 2 2006:57-78,ISSN 0800-1669 –Norsk senter for barneforskning. Norway
Kristof, Nicholas. How to Lick a Slug (In New York Times August 1, 2009)
Language academic
Brown, Pei-San et al. (April 2000) The devolopment benefits of playgrounds. Children’s Institute for Learning and Development.
Norquist, Tom. The importance of play 10/18/2005 IPEMA.
Robertson, Juliet (2017) Messy Maths: A Playful, Outdoor Approach for Early Years
Obesity/physical development
Active Play experiences help young children develop physical literacy (2014 in Active For Life)
Fjørtoft, I. (2004) Landscape as playscape : learning effects from playing in a natural environment on motor development in children – Norway, Telemark University College
Physical Literacy – Active For Life
Smith, Nick (2010) Disappering outdoors : The changing nature of childhood play.- Dr Lason ENVR 395
Activities
Backyard Nature Fun from Go Explore Nature
Outdoor play ideas for small children : Play Outside !
Outdoor activites and play ideas for toddlers and preschoolers by Happy Hooligans
Outdoor play ideas from Active For Life
Simple Outdoor play (winter,spring,summer,fall) ideas from Active Kids Club
Play in nature ideas from Rain or Shine Mama
50 Simple Outdoor activites from Flash Cards
30 Classic Games for Simple Outdoor Play
60 nature play ideas from The Imagination Tree
Outdoor : daycare, preschools, kindergartens, schools
Naturskolan in Lund(Nature school in Sweden)
Forest Schools in Canada in Child & Nature Alliance
Gordon, Andrea ( 2013) Star Dispatches :
Why the modern classroom is moving outside
Insights from Norway
Norway the daycare generation but it is outdoors
Norwegian Daycare (project snow and water)
Norway school : climbing trees
For more information about outdoor daycares in Norway search friluftsliv (outdoor life) barnehage (daycare)
Start an Outdoor Playgroup
Podcast about how to start an outdoor playgroup
Join the outdoor playgroup movement
Tips about how to organize an outdoor playgroup
Friluftsliv (outdoor life)
Comparing friluftsliv to England
Gelter, Hans et al (2000) Friluftsliv the Scandinavian philosophy way of outdoor life
Finding friluftsliv in Norway.
Friluftsliv in the Norwegian lower Secondary School
Website in English about articles about friluftsliv
Playgrounds and design
Adventure playground : a children’s world in the city
Information about adventure playgrounds.
Playground design blogs
Useful Websites
The Free Play Network in UK aims to promote greater public understanding of the need for better play opportunities for children, by promoting discussion, exchange of information, and guidance on best practice in development of children’s play opportunities
Education.com . Nature Deficit Disorder
The Critical Role of Environmental Education for your Child’s Future
National Wildlife Federation
NWF inspires Americans to protect wildlife for children’s future.
IPA, International Play Association
Promoting the Childs right to play
UNICEF-Child friendly Cities
The Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) was launched in 1996 to act on the resolution passed during the second UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) to make cities livable places for all; in UNICEF terms, for “children first.” The Conference declared that the well-being of children is the ultimate indicator of a healthy habitat, a democratic society and of good governance.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child challenges cities to reflect on themselves, of the services, amenities and quality of life they provide, in a new way. Approaches and participatory urban management that promotes the realization of the rights of the youngest citizens.
http://www.childfriendlycities.org/about/index.html
Outdoor Play Blogs
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