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1. Rewarding children for going outside
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Imran Bhatti ON How to Play: I integrate playing outdoors with the children in my life by rewarding them for going outside. Once they are out in the open, they enjoy it so much ...

2. Socializing at the park
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Alexandra Doss-Collbran ON How to Play: I integrate playing outdoors with the children in my life by going to the neighbourhood park. At the neighbourhood parks we always meet nice ...

3. Rural living
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... pond along the way, is a great way to relieve stress, have some fun, and show the kids that life doesn't always have to be so serious.  ...

4. Family that plays together stays together
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Dian Anderson BC How to Play: My family has always enjoyed the outdoors. Skiing lots in the winter and cycling, swimming, hiking, and camping in the summer. Now my children have passed these life skills ...

5. Freedom and space to explore and learn
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Marla Feader AB How to Play: Playtime is important to my children’s personal development for many reasons. Children need to integrate exercise into everyday life to maintain a healthy weight and overall ...

6. The importance of backyard fun
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Deanna Doyle NB How to Play: I grew up in a household that believed outdoor activity should be an integral part of life. My siblings and I were always encouraged to engage in activities that would allow ...

7. A special moment
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Wendy Olson SK How to Play: Outside playtime is one of the most important times in anyone's life, but doing it with the children in your life makes it more special. Simple things like playing follow ...

8. Building a child’s imagination
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... created a scavenger hunt for my children including things I know that they can find in our backyard. Playing outside builds a child's imagination and creates a healthy lifestyle.  ...

9. The wonders around us
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... spend too much time indoors and do not see the wonders around us. This is a very important life lesson for children.  ...

10. The wonders of Mother Nature
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Lyndsey Hart ON How to Play: I have always believed that children should spend 70% of their free time outside to help achieve a healthy and well-developed lifestyle. The air, leaves, wind, water, ...

11. Starting Young
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... are very important in everyone's daily life. We are trying to implement this early in our child's life so she appreciates being outside and also enjoys trying new things. We sit on the grass and roll the ...

12. Family Inheritance
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Dian Anderson BC How to Play: My family has always enjoyed the outdoors; skiing in the winter, cycling, swimming, hiking and camping in the summer. Now my children have passed these life skills ...

13. Outside education
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... trails of life, like birds, bugs, trees, and even trucks.  ...

14. Quality family time
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... her, play with the ball, take a walk, go to the park, and feed the birds. I believe getting her active will improve her health and teaching her this healthy lifestyle from an early age will stay with her ...

15. Children are our future
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Joanne Amery AB How to Play: Our children are our future and playtime is important for their development to enjoy life, share, and learn what life has to offer - to share with other children ...

16. Outside play is fun and educational
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... play time is important in developing life skills and exercise. We like to play outside not only for fun and exercise, but to play games that also help them learn for. For example, using sidewalk chalk ...

17. Learning life lessons
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... sharing etc. Children will always have conflict with each other so learning how they can resolve these issues on their own will only prepare them for life lessons.  ...

18. Making everyone happy
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Susan Cobill ON How to Play: I integrate playing outdoors with the children in my life by making sure that our outdoor activity is enjoyable to everyone. For example, we bike ride, play house, ...

19. Play makes life more fun
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... and persistence and how to become self motivated learners. Most of all, play makes life more fun!  ...

20. Appreciating the little things in life
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Cathy Winsor NL How to Play: I have a little Grandson and he loves to play outside and wants his nanny to play as well. We have fun counting signs on the streets and playing ball, hockey, and ...