Today we visited Bailey's Arboretum with some friends. The kids were engaged, relaxed, and happy. We came home with tree bark to make a faerie home, and a piece of a beehive that a local beekeper gave us. (Make sure to follow the rules of the places you visit) I was reminded today how important it is for our children to connect with nature. It doesn't need to be elaborate. A walk in the woods, a visit to the beach, or as we did, the Arboretum. As Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods, says, "In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace."