June 30th, 2007 What a walk! Posted by Melitsa in Education, Outdoor play, play activities

We’ve just moved from a small rural village in Europe to a mid sized town in the US- suburbia. So our usual walk with the kids has changed.

I was a bit thrown I must admit the first few times we walked. My big guy and I just looked and listened. I would highly recommend that.

One our first walks, we noticed all sorts of things like planes (F-16s) , utility boxes ( they look different in Europe) the weather changes in minutes from bright sunshine to snow….no change there.No birds song, rustling leaves or church bells. But steeper hills, huge drains and lots of cars to count and guess the colour before we could see.

We found a lovely hill to sit and watch the day go by.

We bring stories, sing songs, count cars and try to predict whether they are turning left, right or going straight.

It’s a great view!

***********What do you do on your walk? ****************

Melitsa Avila is a former teacher, mother of three boys and military wife who talks about living an intentional play lifestyle using practical and everyday play activities to do with the under 5s. She publishes related ebooks & newsletters. Melitsa is the host and producer of a weekly Early Childhood radio show: Raising Playful Tots bringing parents and carers together with Early childhood practitioners. Thanks for reading!

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