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Gilbert, and Susan Griebling  \nTina’s childcare center is a nature-based school. The children spend most of the day outdoors, even in rain and snow. Her student, Jaylyn, arrives for the day and heads immediately to the mud kitchen located on the playground. The mud kitchen has all sorts of measuring cups, pitchers to pour water and spoons for stirring. It is one of Jaylyn’s favorite places to play. She mixes natural materials with mud today and offers it to Tina as “pie”. Tina asks Jaylyn,“How many pieces of pie do you have?” Jaylyn replies, “Eight, one for each girl.” Tina then guides her in a discussion of how to divide up the pie so that she is sure everyone gets the same size amount. Jaylyn and Tina explore different ways to get equal parts, with Jaylyn determining that measuring the pieces with a small plate will work best.  \nPlay allows children to experience joy in the moment of learning. Play reduces stress and builds resiliency as it provides opportunities to problem-solve and build confidence (Guirguis & Longley, 2021) . Play, especially during abnormal times, is important and can be therapeutic to children (Graber et al. , 2020; Guirguis & Longley, 2021) . Parrott and Cohen (2020) highlight the benefit of unstructured play to children’s overall learning in their case study.  \nOutdoor play typically has no restrictions or end goal in mind. Playing outdoors, such as jumping into a puddle of water or making a mud pie, allows children to be in the moment andrevel in the sensations from their actions. The possibilities of out-  \ndoor learning experiences are endless for children as they experiment with“contained” or relatively safe risk-taking and learn to be flexible throughoutdoor play (Haywood-Bird, 2017) . For young children, play is learning, and learning is play. Therefore, this paper will endeavor to illustrate the integral nature of outdoor play in supporting all areas of development in young children and provide some strategies for supporting outdoor experiences.  \nBenefits of Outdoor Play  \nAn increasing amount of time is spent with technology and indoors today. Children 8-years-old and younger spend an average of two hours and 19 minutes a day looking at screens. Forty-two percent of children zero to age eight have a tablet device of their own (Common Sense Media, 2017) .  \nAccording to the American Academy  \nPediatrics, media takes time away from meaningful play both inside and outside (Yogman et al., 2018) . With disruption to care and increased use of devices that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic, children need opportunities to get outside now more than ever. Okur-Berberoglu (2021) provide evidence for how outdoor play can reduce screen time for young children and many benefits of unstructured outdoor play.  \nIn addition to time away from screens, time outdoors provides opportunities for exposure to sunlight, which could act as potential coronavirus deterrent (Ratnesar et al. , 2020) as well as providing a boost in mood as well as other positive physiological impacts (Baggerly et al. , 2015) . Honig (2019) describes the almost healing powers of outdoor play: “The fresh air of outdoors is like a ‘mental floss’ that can help clear out children’s cobwebs of grumpiness and feelings of confinement from too many childcare hours indoors” (p. 10) . Outdoor learning has a positive influence on physical development, social emotional development, peer interaction and academics (Deaver & Wright, 2018) .  \nPlaying outdoors is important for motor skills, developing friendships, and helping children learn about the importance of exercise (Yogman et al. , 2018) . Outside children can be physically active, which can help with mental focus as well as fitness. Outdoor play can provide a context for learning and opportunities to apply content related to science, social studies, and math.  \nDimensions • Volume 50/Number 2 29  \nPotted plants","cbCaiuLG0vx1lE1u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuLG0vx1lE1u","pdf",192508,"English","# Outdoor play benefits\n## Play as learning and resilience\n## Screen time and health-related benefits\n## Developmental impacts\n# Strategies for engaging children outdoors","[{\"question\":\"How does play support children’s learning and emotional well-being in outdoor settings?\",\"answer\":\"Play lets children experience joy in the moment, reduces stress, and builds resiliency by encouraging problem-solving and confidence. 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