Adventures in Risky Play goes to the heart of risk-taking and children. As parents and educators working with young children, we all have boundaries and feelings around what risky play should be allowed. Rusty Keeler invites us to examine the cage of boundaries that we have created for ourselves and our children. He challenges us to rattle our cage and discover where the lines are movable. In our role as educators and caretakers, when we allow children to play and confront risk on their own terms, we see them develop, hold their locus of control and make choices on how to navigate the bumpy terrain of a situation. What better teaching tool for life is there?
Give your children the gift of a childhood filled with adventure, creativity, and wild, joyful play! Rusty Keeler’s books are your guide to creating magical spaces where kids can explore, take risks, and truly thrive.
Recent research has drawn the link between children¹s brain development and time spent in the natural environment. Every child deserves a safe play to play, supportive adults to watch him grow, and an environment that offers her endless possibilities. In Seasons of Play, Rusty Keeler takes readers on a photographic journey through real child care centers that have embraced his philosophy that natural play environments create new opportunities for children to explore and grow.
You can do it. You can create extraordinary outdoor places for young children without highly complex play contraptions surrounded by a sea of wood chips or gravel… Places for children that tickle the imagination and surprise the senses‚ places for young ones of all abilities to discover themselves and the world around them.
This book is about the movement in children’s outdoor play areas – where the entire space and is filled with art, hills, pathways, trees, herbs, open areas, sand, water, music, and more… Where children find places to run, climb, dig, pretend, and hide, with opportunities to bellow or be silent.
Discover the endless potential of loose parts to boost your children's creativity and collaboration. You'll learn the benefits of loose parts for play and learning, where to find the best low-cost materials, and how to store, manage and keep them safe. Woo hoo!
