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Local Outdoor & Nature Schools

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Chavitos Nature School (Spanish immersion drop-off preschool in Tacoma)
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Tiny Trees (Drop-off preschool in Seattle-area public parks, starts Fall 2016)
Cedarsong Nature School 
(Drop-off preschool on Vashon Island)
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Fiddleheads Forest School (Drop-off preschool in Seattle; adding a 2nd class in 2016)
Tacoma Nature Center Preschool (Drop-off preschool in Tacoma)
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Outdoor Connections (Nature school in Olympia; monthly and homeschool programs)
Timbercreek Farm & Forest School (Drop-off preschool and MORE in Sumner)
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Hike It Baby (Not a school, but a great way to get outside with your kids!)

Community Connections

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Dizney Music Studio
Wild Hare Organic Farm
Yorkshire Yarns
Native Plant Garden
Patrick Good, LMP
Job Carr Museum
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Recommended Outdoor Gear

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Oakiwear (rain gear)
(thick/heavy-duty rain pants)
REI (outdoor gear)
(great quality store-brand gear)
Lands End (outdoor gear)
(mostly cold weather gear)
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Outdoor Research Mittens 
(zip-up toddler mittens; "small" fits a 2-yr old)
Gordini (zip-up mittens)
(relatively easy to get on & off kids' hands)
Muddy Buddy (rain outfit) 
(not recommended for potty-trained children)
Hatley (rain pants)
(thin/flexible rain pants)
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Buff (head & neck wear)
​(recommended as a scarf alternative for children 2+ and adults)
Stonzwear (baby booties)
(recommended for pre-walkers)
Bogs (baby boots)
(kids & adult boots with thick soles are not recommended)
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Vivobarefoot (shoes & boots)
(mostly for adults; kids' footwear starts at size 9)
Vibram (shoes)
(mostly for adults; kids' shoes start around size T12)
Soft Star Shoes
(kids & adults everyday shoes; no rain-proof gear)

Recommended Reading Material

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Parents:

Forest Kindergartens: The Cedarsong Way (Kenny)
How to Raise a Wild Child (Sampson)
Last Child in the Woods (Louv)
Move Your DNA (Bowman)

Kids:

Montessori: Letter Work (George)
Hands Can (Hudson)
Little Humans (Stanton)
Forest Bright, Forest Night (Ward)
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