Nature-based outdoor play prescribed for the summer holidays

Now that school is out and many kids are home for the holidays, it’s up to parents to keep kids busy for the summer.
But rather than letting children stare at screens all day, as so many kids seem to want to do, child care professionals encourage as much outdoor play as possible.
Andrea Welz, site supervisor of the local Wild Roots Nature-based Early Childhood Family Collaborative, and Becky Hodgson, director of Algoma Forest and Nature School on St. Joe’s Island, say outdoor play is