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Family United to Negotiate fun
Outdoor play has all sorts of benefits for children. It helps them make sense of the world, be more physically active, regulate emotions and learn to cooperate with others.
In previous projects, we developed an online tool to help adults change their perspective and tolerance of risk for children’s play.
You can find two modules of the tool in our Toolkit (see menu, above):
A module for parents/guardians: link
A module for early childhood educators: link
In the FUN2 project, we are building a new module for parents/guardians and children to use together to learn more about the importance of outdoor play. This module will help them figure out the simple changes that will work best for them to bring more outdoor play into children’s lives. It will:
We are recruiting children 7 to 10 years old in Metro Vancouver for a group interview.
If you could gather up a group of children between 7 and 10 years old within your bubbles (up to 3 children per group) who are willing to talk to us about playing outside, please contact us at outsideplay@bcchr.ca
It could be a fun playdate for children and each child will receive $50 gift card.
We will come to you to do the interview. We prefer meeting up at a location convenient for you – preferably outside!
Outdoor play is a basic childhood need and taking risks is a necessary part of play. Whether jumping in a pile of leaves, climbing a tree, or playing street hockey, children are often happiest when playing. These kinds of experiences are a lot less common for kids today.
playoutside@bcchr.ca | 604-875-2433 | Vancouver, BC
We gratefully acknowledge that our places of work lie on the ancestral unceded territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).
