Health and wellbeing Archives

22 Feb Getting kids outside and moving: creative approaches for parents – By Sarah Sutter

Play has long been accepted as an essential process in childhood development, and playing outdoors brings additional benefits. Including increased...

01 Jun 10 Family Nature Experiences to try this Winter – By Claire Lock

1. Adelaide National Park City Month Did you know the entire month of June celebrates Adelaide becoming a National Park City?...

01 Apr Forest Rhythms by Claire Lock

A comforting rhythm of familiarity, anticipation, and bone-deep satisfaction has woven its way into our family's outdoor adventures, etching memories...

13 May Rising from COVID-19 – By Sarah Sutter, CEO Nature Play SA

It’s the roller coaster ride we will never forget. The last few months of COVID-19 have seen some incredible scary turns...

23 Apr 3 easy ways to DIY seedling pots – By Claire Lock

Use simple everyday materials to enjoy slow time as a family, whilst sowing the beginnings - or new additions -...

23 Mar 8 Tips for home-schooling during Coronavirus – By Claire Lock

Mother and environmental communicator, Claire Lock, shares her family’s first steps into voluntarily home schooling as Coronavirus unfolds. It was late last...

07 Mar Reflections on International Women’s Day – By Sarah Sutter, CEO Nature Play SA

If I’m being honest, it saddens me that we celebrate International Women’s Day because shouldn’t women just be equal? As women,...

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26 Feb Mental health and the calming refrains of nature – By Jason Tyndall, Nature Play SA Manager

The rise in mental health statistics in Australia, for both adults and children, is alarming and indicates a need for...

08 Jan 5 Ways to Help in the Bushfire Crisis

Like so many fellow Australians, we’re heartbroken and struggling to comprehend the enormity of Australia’s bushfires, which includes the Adelaide...

11 Oct Nature is my lifeboat and always will be

Since making the commitment to lead the Nature Play SA program in South Australia it’s become very clear to me...