Kids Getting 'Hands Dirty And Feet Wet' At Majestic View

ARVADA, CO – What's the best way to raise a Colorado kid? At the Majestic View Nature Center, programmers have recognized that giving children plenty of outdoor time playing and getting "hands dirty and feet wet" resonates with parents who want their children to spend some quality time in the outdoors.

Kids crawl over logs, build tents, and so lots of digging in this outdoor class offered monthly at Majestic View Nature Center.

Getting kids away from screens and getting plenty of Vitamin N (for Nature) is tough to find as a parent. Unstructured running around outside is a play experience that many kids don't get in today's world of school, supervised activities and daycare.

"We do this outdoor playdate every month," said Ana Hoover, assistant director of the nature center in a video. "They get to make a bird's nest out a natural materials, just like a bird."

Find out more about Majestic View's Hands Dirty Feet Wet class at the nature center's website, or just check out the Majestic View Community Park, with more than 80 acres including a lake, prairie grasses and wetland areas and a demonstration garden.