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How do you know if your child is ready for FOREST PLAY? Here are some considerations to help determine if FOREST PLAY is a summer camp where your child can THRIVE!
- Does your child use the toilet independently and wash their hands on their own?
- Is your child able to navigate on uneven ground, on grass, mulch, and the forest floor?
- Does your child know and can say their first and last name, and the names of their adult caregivers?
- Can your child manage eating snacks and a full lunch, including drinking from a water bottle, on their own?
- Is your child able to manage carrying a small backpack that includes their lunch, water bottle and extra change of clothes?
- Does your child enjoy playing with other children?
- Is playing outdoors, in wide, open spaces, and in the forest, fun for your child?
- Can your child manage a day outdoors in the summer?
- How does your child feel around bugs? Farm animals? Dirt? Mud?
- Does your child usually stay with the group? Do they generally want to be with other children?
- Is your child able to express themselves to be understood by others and to get their needs met?
- Does your child have capacity to follow safety directions, e.g., "Please wait," "Let's stay together," "We wash our hands before we eat," and so on?
- Does your child have interest, enthusiasm, and the stamina needed for attending an outdoor summer camp for five consecutive days?
- How do goodbyes go between you and your child? How do you imagine drop-off and pick-up going for them and for you? Can your child separate from a caregiver for drop-off without getting overly upset?
-How does your child adjust to a variety of temperatures and weather? Rain, mud, wind, 85+ degrees F. (We follow safety precautions in extreme temperatures and winds)