“I want to really strongly emphasise that I wouldn’t let something like this stop them having their right to go and play outside and play in what is just a magical area where they can build cubbies and do all those things that we want kids to do. Read more…

Does the idea of tracking down hidden treasures and getting out into nature's great outdoors with the kids sound like fun? It did to me as well when a work colleague first told me about geocaching. An inexpensive hobby that I could share with my three boys and that would encourage them to get out in the fresh air and away from the Xbox had to be a good thing. Read more…

Watch a beaming child sitting in the dirt off the side of a manicured lawn or squealing with delight as they churn through mud with bare feet and it is pretty clear that something elemental is taking place. Read more…