Born to be wild : hundreds of free nature activities for families

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Title:

Born to be wild : hundreds of free nature activities for families

Author:

Garlick, Hattie, author.

ISBN:

9781472915337

Physical Description:

256 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.

Contents:

Ten tips for turfing your kids out of the house -- The toolkit -- The benefits -- The ten commandments -- SPRING. Grass ; Earth ; Rivers, streams and ponds ; Dandelions and daisies ; Air ; Insects ; Blossom -- SUMMER. Butterflies and moths ; Flowers ; Sand and shells ; Trees ; Feathers -- AUTUMN. Acorns, conkers and pine cones ; Autumn leaves ; Hedgerows ; Mud ; Mushrooms and moss ; Wind -- WINTER. Evergreens ; Night ; Puddles and rain ; Snow and ice ; Sticks and stones.

Subject Term:

Outdoor recreation for children.

Nature study -- Activity programs.

Added Author:

Honey, Nancy, 1948-

Summary:

HOBBIES. Want to save cash, your child's imagination and possibly even the planet? This is the book you need. Packed with great photos of real families in the outdoors, Born to Be Wild contains easy-to-follow instructions for activities that require nothing more sophisticated than a small person's imagination and access to a little outdoor space. Organized seasonally and then by material, it lets parents skip straight to Spring and then to 'Blossom', 'Grass' or 'Earth' etc. according to their present need. Everything you need to engage in and create all of its hundreds of activities can be found in your kitchen cupboard. No expensive art supplies or outward-bound kit required. All you need is the 'Toolkit' listed at the front of the book. These ordinary household essentials include recycled food containers, scraps of paper, string, glue and an empty jar or two.

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Want to save cash and get your kid off the smartphone and into nature? This is the book you need. Packed with great photos of real families in the outdoors, Born to Be Wild contains easy-to-follow instructions for fun family activities and crafts that require nothing more sophisticated than a child's imagination and access to a little outdoor space.

Organized by season and then by material, it lets parents skip straight to Spring, and then to "Blossom," "Grass," or "Earth," according to their present need. Everything you need to engage in all of its hundreds of activities can be found in your kitchen. No expensive art supplies or outdoor kit required. All you need is the "Toolkit" listed at the front of the book. These ordinary household essentials include recycled food containers, scraps of paper, string, glue, and an empty jar or two.

Along the way, Hattie Garlick talks to families, organizations, cultures, and communities who have rebuilt their relationships with nature--with inspiring results--and introduces scientists, psychologists, and other experts who explain why nature matters in our children's modern lives.

Author Notes

Hattie Garlick is a former journalist for the Times and now contributes to the Guardian , the Telegraph , the Sunday Times , and Mother and Baby magazine. Hattie also interviewed all of the 100 Leading Ladies , photographed by Nancy Honey for her 2014 exhibition.

Nancy Honey has been a professional photographer for over thirty-five years. Her work has been widely published and exhibited. Her monographs include Woman to Woman , Entering the Masquerade , Poodle Parlour , and 100 Leading Ladies.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Journalist Garlick, also a mother of two, provides simple instructions for hundreds of activities that parents can do with young children outdoors. This chatty guide is meant as a jumping-off point, as Garlick convincingly shows that wild places contain endless opportunities for fun. The photographs-depicting children focusing deeply on feathers, exhibiting plucky happiness as they galumph through a meadow, or sweetly embracing yoga poses-will make readers of all ages antsy to get started. Garlick begins with a basic toolkit, listing helpful ordinary household items (such as scissors, rubber bands, ribbons, and old cardboard scraps) and including general guidelines for "nurturing nature instead of knocking it about." The activities are organized first by season and then by material. Spring, for example, includes numerous ways to play with grass (build a nest, make a grass crown, etc.), and the autumn season makes use of acorns and pinecones (build an acorn man, make a conker mobile). Some activities are quick fixes (e.g., roll down a hill); others require an afternoon's time or a day trip to the beach. Nature and imagination are a potent combination, exposing children to all sorts of delights, and this book provides endless remedies to the indoorsiness of urban life. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Spring presents a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with the outdoors, and with this title nearby, even smartphone-obsessed kids will soon be clamoring to plan an outing. Journalist Garlick joins with esteemed photographer Honey (National Media Museum, UK) to offer families a lively and endearing book on outdoor play. Beginning with the "Ten Commandments" for nurturing nature (respect wildlife, take your rubbish home with you, etc.), the text introduces four seasons of nature--inspired craft activities such as leaf puppets, bark photo frames, feather headbands, and a wood louse maze. Each section is subdivided into categories such as grass, earth, clouds, and sand and offers a "toolkit" of supplies needed for parents. VERDICT These projects will appeal to and can be adapted for all kids. The photographs offer a work of art beyond their instructional nature. Enthusiastically -recommended. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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