Over holiday break and during the winter months, Generation Wild wants to remind kids and parents of the importance of getting outdoors! When kids spend time outside their creativity and imagination grows, self-reliance flourishes, learning is heightened and physical fitness improves.
Contrary to what people might think, getting outside in cold months for exercise and activities is good for kids. Staying inside puts them at a higher risk of getting sick.
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Generation Wild has several ideas for outdoor play in winter, including items from its list of 100 Things To Do Before You're 12 such as:
- Roast marshmallows
- Build a snowman
- Make an ornament out of pinecones or other materials found outdoors; directions here
- Make a snow angel
- Build a snow fort
- If you don’t have snow, you can still do your favorite outdoor activities such as ride a bike, go for a hike and have a winter picnic with hot chocolate
- Soak in a natural hot spring
ABOUT GENERATION WILD
Generation Wild was created by GOCO to reconnect kids with nature by increasing the amount of time they spend outside in unstructured play – the kind of play that used to be way more common. The program is an integrated, statewide effort supported by a statewide network of non-profit, public and private partner organizations. In 12 Colorado communities, diverse, locally based Generation Wild coalitions are creating equitable access to the outdoors with new places to play, outdoor programs, and pathways to leadership opportunities and jobs in the outdoors.
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ABOUT GREAT OUTDOORS COLORADO
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers, and open spaces. GOCO’s independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Created when voters approved a Constitutional Amendment in 1992, GOCO has since funded more than 5,600 projects in urban and rural areas in all 64 counties without any tax dollar support. Visit GOCO.org for more information.
