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Posted on Dec 12th 2007 8:15AM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Nutrition & Supplements
I got chewed out yesterday, for not sending my preschooler to school with snow pants. Not by the teacher, mind you, but by the preschooler. Apparently, without snow pants, she wasn't allowed to make snow angels.
"I didn't know!" I told her. "I didn't know you'd go outside!"
"Mama," she said. "We go outside every day. I need those snow pants!" Lesson learned.
It's one of the things that I love best about her school -- every day, sun or snow, the kids get taken outside to play. They also have gym once a week. Despite the fact that the kids are there for less than 3 hours every day, they make physical activity a priority.
A recent study found that kids don't need fancy outdoor equipment to be active. In fact, simple toys like balls, hula hoops, or a jump rope will get them moving just as easily. This is good news for early childhood centers who don't have a lot of room in the budget for outdoor play. Kids need to move, and if they're allowed to, they will.
"I didn't know!" I told her. "I didn't know you'd go outside!"
"Mama," she said. "We go outside every day. I need those snow pants!" Lesson learned.
It's one of the things that I love best about her school -- every day, sun or snow, the kids get taken outside to play. They also have gym once a week. Despite the fact that the kids are there for less than 3 hours every day, they make physical activity a priority.
A recent study found that kids don't need fancy outdoor equipment to be active. In fact, simple toys like balls, hula hoops, or a jump rope will get them moving just as easily. This is good news for early childhood centers who don't have a lot of room in the budget for outdoor play. Kids need to move, and if they're allowed to, they will.
