Take A Child Outside Week is a program designed to help break down obstacles that keep children from discovering the natural world. By arming parents, teachers and other caregivers with resources on outdoor activities, our goal is to help children across the country develop a better understanding and appreciation of the environment in which they live, and a burgeoning enthusiasm for its exploration.

Do children really need a themed week to encourage them to play outside?

Apparently someone thought a week was needed. A little surprising only if you are over forty.

Back in the old days when we walked twenty miles to school, most teens had no car, personal computers (etc.) were in the future, just about everybody played outside. With six kids, my parents allowed about two hours of tv a week. The rest of the time we were outside, at school, reading a book, or involved in band and/or sports.

So get the kids outside. Walk the dog, pick a four leaf clover, visit a neighbor, check out the neighborhood, sing while you walk, skip, roll in the grass, enjoy the outside world!