A season of renewal, wonder, and outdoor learning.

Written By Marisa Bean

📚 Research Sidebar — Why Nature-Based Play Matters

  • Studies show spending time in natural, green spaces is linked to better emotional well-being, lower stress, and improved mood in children and adolescents. (Children's Mercy)

  • Outdoor play and nature exposure supports cognitive development — including attention, working memory, and overall brain function. (ScienceDirect)

  • Children who engage in regular nature-based play show enhanced social, emotional, and self-regulation skills: empathy, cooperation, creative problem-solving, confidence, and resilience. (Australian Institute of Family Studies)

  • Time outside also encourages physical movement, sensory connection, and mental restoration — a powerful counterbalance to screen-heavy, indoor lives many kids lead today. (HealthyChildren.org)

💛 Ready to Support BE In Nature?🙏 With deep gratitude, thank you for helping us nurture wonder, resilience, and belonging in the next generation.

🙏👉 DONATE HERE

🌲 Your Support Helps Us✨🌿

• Provide scholarships so youth from all financial backgrounds can join us outdoors
• Replenish essential first aid supplies to keep students safe and cared for
• Restock survival tools, ancestral craft resources, and archery equipment
• Refill weaving, basketry, and bushcraft materials that support hands-on, multi-sensory learning

Your gift allows us to continue offering programs grounded in equity, land connection, emergent play, and long-term mentorship. Together, we ensure that all children have access to meaningful, embodied experiences in nature — experiences that nurture belonging, resilience, and gentle stewardship of the earth.

From all of us at BE In Nature, thank you for being part of this community and helping grow a more connected future. 🌿💛

👉 🌿✨ Give the Gift of Nature — Help Kids Grow Strong, Curious, and Connected! ✨🌿

Marisa Bean
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