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Letting Play Bloom: Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children By Lolly Tai; Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2022; 240 pages, $50. Reviewed by Lisa Casey, ASLA The playground manufacturer Richter Spielgeräte, who worked on Slide Hill at Governors Island in New York City, wanted a product to help “make children strong and support them.” This simple statement

Open-air classrooms: Six tips for teaching in the great outdoors With Covid-19, there has never been a better time for children to learn outside Tue, May 11, 2021, 00:00   “Learning outdoors provides more opportunities for risk-taking, problem-solving, moving the whole body, using the imagination, overcoming fears, engaging in teamwork and tolerating and integrating new sensory experiences.” This quote from Angela Hanscom’s Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for ...