Improved gross motor skills: balance, coordination and agility. Children are encouraged to engage in "risky play" including running, balancing on logs, pulling up on branches. etc. 

Improved social skills, language and communication, concentration and motivation. Children are encouraged to develop their innate curiosity and motivation to learn in an outdoor setting. The freedom to explore using multiple senses is important for children to develop imaginative and creative play opportunities. 

Play in nature is especially important for developing capacities for creativity, problem-solving, and intellectual development 

Reduces Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) symptoms. Contact with the natural world can significantly reduce symptoms of attention deficit disorder in children as young as five years old (Kuo and Taylor, 2004). 

 Improves nutrition. Children who grow their own food are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables (Bell & Dyment, 2008) and to show higher levels of knowledge about nutrition (Waliczek, & Zajicek, 2006). They are also more likely to continue healthy eating habits throughout their lives (Morris & Zidenberg-Cherr, 2002).

 Improves eyesight. More time spent outdoors is related to reduced rates of nearsightedness, also known as myopia, in children and adolescents (American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2011).

Improves self-discipline. Access to green spaces, and even a view of green settings, enhances peace, selfcontrol and self-discipline within inner city youth, and particularly in girls (Taylor, Kuo and Sullivan, 2001).

Reduces stress. Green plants and vistas reduce stress among highly stressed children.