National Park Trust #Giveaway

The National Park Trust is dedicated to preserving parks today and creating park stewards for tomorrow. Since 1983, NPT has worked on more than 100 conservation projects benefiting 47 national park units and other public lands in 31 states and Washington, D.C.

We are the nation's only organization dedicated to the completion, and the full appreciation, of the American system of local, state and national parks through the identification of key land acquisition and preservation needs. We are not content with merely building out our nation's system of parks; our vision is based on the belief that there is a necessity to engage young people with our treasured natural areas.

The Buddy Bison school program was created in 2009 to engage Title I school children with local, state and national parks to teach environmental education and the benefits of outdoor recreation. If parks are to survive, the face of those parks must change and under-served communities must have access to these cultural and environmental resources.

How often do you take your kids to the park? I know for us it is not nearly enough. It's important for kids to stay active, be in fresh air and run in open spaces. There are many benefits to taking children to parks and allowing them to play with and around nature. Did you know these facts?

• Kids with ADHD can focus easier and better after playing in a nature area
• Children who play regularly in natural environments show more advanced motor fitness, including coordination, balance and agility, and they are sick less often
• Nature helps children develop powers of observation and creativity and instills a sense of peace and being at one with the world
• Natural environments stimulate social interaction between children
• Play in outdoor environments stimulates all aspects of children development more readily than indoor environments
• Early experiences with the natural world have been positively linked with the development of imagination and the sense of wonder

Are you surprised by these facts? I was. It is easy to forget that kids need to have room to roam, places to have different experiences and time to just be free of walls and noise. 

The National Park Trust wants us to pledge to take our kids to the park.

They have already had 37,000 people pledged on the Kids to Parks Day page to celebrate May 16 in a park. The goal is to get 500,000 sign ups.

You can pledge to take your Kids to Parks Day here. Lets help them reach this goal! 

Lets get our kids to the parks, and while you are at it, take the neighbor kids, or your nieces and nephews, heck take all the kids you know and have a picnic. Lets make this 5th National Take Your Kid to the Park Day the biggest yet!

Just to make sure you have a great time at the park, The National Park Trust is having a giveaway for this great Bison Prize Pack. Enter Below and Good Luck!

Giveaway

Hosted by: Tales From A Southern Mom 

Co-Hosted by: Michigan Savings and More and Ashley Tries It 

Sponsored by: The National Park Trust 

Enter to

Win a Bison Prize Pack

Ends: 4/23/2015. Open to residents of the U.S. 18+.

Good Luck!

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