Nature Walk with kiddos

The Benefits of a Nature Walk with your Kids

A nature walk reduces stress.
As adults, we know life can be stressful. Sometimes we don’t realize that life can be stressful for our kids, too. And they have fewer years of experience to know how to handle it. Getting outside can relieve stress that we didn’t even know they were dealing with. A nature walk can change the whole direction of our school day, giving mom and students alike the much needed breath of fresh air to finish out the day strong.

A nature walk promotes family bonding
All ages can benefit from taking a leisurely walk through the woods or along a path. Your whole family can stroll together, engage in conversation, make observations, and soak in the beauty together. Timeless memories can be made alongside nature.

A nature walk enhances observation skills
It encourages our kids to use all of their senses, even if they don’t realize it. We can help them by keeping our pace slow and making our own observations. Teaching our kids about our 5 senses and gently encouraging them to use them on our walks will further enhance their skills. Even if we leave them to take it all in on their own, kids have a more natural tendency to employ their senses than grown-ups do, anyway.

A nature walk encourages curiosity and imagination
Walking in the beauty of God’s incredible imagination brought to life is chocked full of curious mystery. Most of the time we will have no idea what we’re looking at or why it’s there. Our kids will likely ask us questions that we don’t have the answers to, but that’s okay! Encourage your kids to ask those questions anyway. Let their imaginations take flight with their curiosity being the wind that carries them.