National Wildlife Federation's "Green Hour"

Everything parents can do to get their children reconnected to nature from home backyard adventures to attendance in local nature camps is important. Ancestral Knowledge is dedicated to helping you with first rate nature demonstrations, classes, programs, and camps in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

There are also many tools out there that help parents to maintain their children's newly found interest in nature in between our scheduled events. One such tool is the National Wildlife Federation Greenhour.org. It was created to give parents and caregivers the information, tools, and inspiration to get their kids -- and themselves -- outside.

As a society, we are raising the first generation of Americans to grow up disconnected from nature. That's the bad news.

The good news is that the steps that got us here are easily traced, and the way to work toward reversing them is clear.

Most importantly, by giving our children a "Green Hour" a day -- a bit of time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world -- we can set them on the path toward physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The National Wildlife Federation recommends that parents give their kids a "Green Hour" every day, a time for unstructured play and interaction with the natural world. This can take place in a garden, a backyard, the park down the street, or any place that provides safe and accessible green spaces where children can learn and play.

Ancestral Knowledge can help make up those Green Hours your children missed for whatever reason. Our kids camps and classes disconnect them from the electronic screen and reconnect them to nature. Register soon.