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Roanoke Island »   Events »   Blog »   Take a Child Outside Week

Take a Child Outside Week

September 24, 2019
Take a child outside week graphic featuring toddler playing in fall leaves

Roanoke Island Festival Park is excited to partner with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for Take a Child Outside Week (September 24-30). Inspired by Richard Louv’s book “Last Child in the Woods,” Take A Child Outside week was founded to help connect children with nature. Going outside has many benefits, both physically and mentally. If you’re looking for activities to celebrate this week, visit Festival Park. Our site offers many exciting outdoor venues and attractions to increase your child’s physical activity, spark their imagination and encourage them to learn while they play. If you’re not on the Outer Banks this week, visit the partner map to discover outdoor sites and activities in your area. By celebrating opportunities for children to have free play outside, highlighting places to explore the outdoors, and providing simple activities anyone can do, we hope to increase the number of children experiencing the natural world.

Outdoor Activities at the Park

  • Explore the fossil pit
  • Take a walk around American Indian Town and learn about Algonquin Indian life on Roanoke Island
  • Enjoy the sights, sounds and history when your board the Elizabeth II. Our representative 16th century sailing vessel offers incredible views of the waterfront and gives your child a chance to imagine what life was like during the Roanoke Island voyages
  • Walk around the Settlement Site and try your hand at various trades. Learn first-hand about life as a soldier woodworking and blacksmithing from our historic interpreters
  • Walk or ride your bike along the park’s walking trails
  • Grab your fishing pole and fishing from the t-dock on the pavilion grounds
  • Launch a kayak from the boardwalk piers and paddle around Shallowbag Bay
  • Bring your binoculars and search for birds and other wildlife on the boardwalk

Aerial photo of grounds at Roanoke Island Festival Park

 

Here are just a few of the benefits of encouraging outdoor play time with your child. 

Benefits of Going Outside

  • Supports creativity and problem solving
  • Improves academic performance
  • Improves social relations
  • Improves self-discipline
  • Improves eyesight
  • Improves nutrition
  • Reduces stress and anxiety
  • Increases physical activity
  • Enhances cognitive abilities
  • Increases connection with nature
  • Reduces Attention Deficit (ADD) symptoms

To learn more about Take a Child Outside Week (TACO), visit their website for outdoor activities, participating locations and additional rescources. 

Blog

  • 16th Century Navigation
  • 16th Century Saturday
  • 2019 Quilt Show Recap
  • 2020 Quilt Show Recap
  • 35th Anniversary Exhibit for the Elizabeth II
  • Autism Friendly Park Guide
  • Building a Settlement - Wattle and Daub Method
  • Celebrate Father's Day at Festival Park
  • Celebrating Armistice Day
  • Celebrating Black History on the Outer Banks
  • Celebrating Labor Day - 16th Century Occupations
  • Dare County High School Art Show 2018
  • Fall Harvest History
  • Field Trip Guide for Homeschoolers
  • Holiday Festivities at the Park
  • Independent Watermen Exhibit Coming to Festival Park
  • July 4th Itinerary
  • Just Hanging Around - RIFP Art Collection Video Series
  • March Quilting Madness
  • Mother's Day at the Park
  • Must-Read Books for National Book Lovers Day
  • NC Firsts
  • NCLearn @ Home
  • New Summer Exhibits at the Park
  • Rainy Day Activities at Roanoke Island Festival Park
  • Roanoke Island Festival Park Will Open to the Public June 2
  • Spring Gardening Tips from American Indian Town
  • Take a Child Outside Week
  • The Museum Store Holiday Gift Guide
  • Thriving Off the Land - Algonquin Food
  • Tourism Pledge - Keeping You Safe This Summer
  • Treasures from Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge at Roanoke Island Festival Park

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