{"id":114,"date":"2020-05-18T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T00:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/?p=114"},"modified":"2020-05-18T20:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T00:07:52","slug":"outdoor-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/2020\/05\/18\/outdoor-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Opt Outside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids can still benefit from nature while practicing proper social distancing. Even babies and toddlers can join a family nature walk. if you\u2019re in a public space, keep them in a carrier or a stroller. If you\u2019re in your backyard, they can explore more freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children who spend more time outdoors have improved motor development and lower obesity rates. Playing outside promotes more curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking \u2014 especially essential with schools closed and extra-curricular activities canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On a nature walk, collect twigs, leaves or rocks. Then, build a nature sculpture by sticking these items in play dough. Help your child notice the patterns created by different items.<\/li><li>Go on a family bike ride, while keeping a safe distance from others.<\/li><li>Nature scavenger hunts can be fun for the whole family. How many different kinds of plants, flowers, animals or birds can you see?<\/li><li>Playing soccer or catch is fine, but don\u2019t share equipment with people outside your household.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opt Outside Kids can still benefit from nature while practicing proper social distancing. Even babies and toddlers can join a family nature walk. if you\u2019re in a public space, keep them in a carrier or a stroller. If you\u2019re in your backyard, they can explore more freely. Children who spend more time outdoors have improved <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/2020\/05\/18\/outdoor-activities\/\">Continue reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1673,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1673"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sabbagl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}