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New Product Release: Natural Obstacle Course
We are working on putting several new products up on our website. One of our new products for the natural preschool playground is the Obstacle Course which we have designed using all natural materials – Logs, Stepping Stumps, Stepping Boulders, … READ MORE

Jump, Hop, and Rock!
Jump, hop, and rock on the preschool playground with natural playscape products like Tree Cookies, Stepping Stumps, and Stepping Boulders. Children develop balance, agility, body awareness, and gross motor skills as they travel from cookie to cookie, stump to stump, … READ MORE

Body-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Continuing our posts about how Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences applies to outdoor play… Another of Gardner’s intelligences that can be addressed outdoors on the preschool playground is the body-kinesthetic intelligence. This intelligence includes the ability to use and … READ MORE

Spatial Intelligence
Welcome back as we continue our journey through Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and how it is used on the preschool playground. This week, at the suggestion of one of our Facebook fans, I will discuss spatial intelligence. Spatial … READ MORE
Family Fitness Challenge
Have you heard of the Family Fitness Challenge from USA Today? They have a different challenge every week for families to get out and get active! The Adventurous Child understands how important it is for children to get all of … READ MORE