TimberNook Hawkes Bay Children’s Outdoor Camps

TimberNook Hawkes Bay Children’s Outdoor Camps

A movement is spreading around the world to reconnect children with nature. A growing body of research suggests that a child’s psychological and physical health improves when he or she spends time in nature on a regular basis.

TimberNook Hawkes Bay is a local provider of the US-based TimberNook LLC which offers children’s nature programming with a special focus on engaging the senses and inspiring creativity in the great outdoors. Hawkes Bay is the first international TimberNook location.

TimberNook Hawkes Bay is an outdoor camp that integrates sensory experiences, imagination and nature for all kids. TimberNook views outdoor play as a form of preventative health care for children. The more children engage in self-directed play and take reasonable risks outdoors, the more they are equipped to be successful in home and school environments.

Three individual camps will be offered in January 2016 each with its own distinctive curriculum, outdoor challenges and creative activities. The Storybook camp, for ages 4-7, will bring stories to life in the woods through hut building and cooking over an open fire. For children ages 5-11 our Enchanted camp provides opportunities to explore the world of fairy tales while allowing creativity, child directed movement and FUN. Going Wild, for the oldest group 7 - 12, is all about using movement, play and nature to develop life skills.

About TimberNook

TimberNook LLC is an innovative nature-based developmental program for children that is designed to foster creativity, imagination, and independent play in the great outdoors. TimberNook was founded by Angela Hanscom, pediatric occupational therapist, to educate families, teachers and the broader community about the critical links between play, nature and child development. The TimberNook curriculum weaves together the therapeutic benefits of nature with activities that inspire children to think creatively, to accept challenges, and even to learn from failure.

Specific dates and hours of camps as well as registration can be found on www.timbernook.com/register-nz. Please visitwww.TimberNook.com for more information about our philosophy and camps. Let me play the TimberNook way!

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