“The ‘aliveness’ of a natural outdoor playspace ensures that, with each new day, there are new discoveries for children” (Elliot & Davis, 2008, p. 5).
Children can be in contact with nature
Children have opportunities for exploration, discovery, and learning too (Ministry of Education, 1996).
“A wonderful place to be a child is a place where a child can fall in love with the world” (Prescott, as cited in Feeney, Christensen & Moravcik, 2006, p. 223).