Families are invited to explore all that Hopewell Valley has to offer in the great outdoors during Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play!, a three-day event to be held June 7-9 with special preview activities on June 2 and 3 in celebration of National Trail Day.
Local community and environmental organizations have planned outdoor activities which will take place throughout Hopewell Valley. This year’s activities include an outdoor art room, a morning with birds and bagels, a pond study, creating art from ash trees, an overnight cabin camping trip and much more. This event has been coordinated through the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance.
Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play! was created in 2010 when school and community representatives got together to discuss the benefits of being outdoors and the lack of time many of our children spend in nature.
“Research has shown the overwhelming benefits of being outdoors as it relates to our overall health and well-being,” says Heidi Kahme of the Municipal Alliance. “Children don’t play as much outside as they used to so our hope by providing these activities is that children and their parents will enjoy the outdoors and leave their cell phones, video games and computer screens behind.”
The Hopewell Valley boasts a range of creeks, parks, lakes, bike paths, walking trails, playgrounds and open spaces. Organizers of Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play! hope people of all ages will learn about these special places in their own backyard and return often.
A complete list of activities can be found on the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance website page: hvalliance.org/hvcop, in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District virtual backpack and in Hopewell Valley libraries. Hopewell Valley, Come Out and Play!
Families are invited to explore all that Hopewell Valley has to offer in the great outdoors during Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play!, a three-day event to be held June 7-9 with special preview activities on June 2 and 3 in celebration of National Trail Day.
Local community and environmental organizations have planned outdoor activities which will take place throughout Hopewell Valley. This year’s activities include an outdoor art room, a morning with birds and bagels, a pond study, creating art from ash trees, an overnight cabin camping trip and much more. This event has been coordinated through the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance.
Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play! was created in 2010 when school and community representatives got together to discuss the benefits of being outdoors and the lack of time many of our children spend in nature.
“Research has shown the overwhelming benefits of being outdoors as it relates to our overall health and well-being,” says Heidi Kahme of the Municipal Alliance. “Children don’t play as much outside as they used to so our hope by providing these activities is that children and their parents will enjoy the outdoors and leave their cell phones, video games and computer screens behind.”
The Hopewell Valley boasts a range of creeks, parks, lakes, bike paths, walking trails, playgrounds and open spaces. Organizers of Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play! hope people of all ages will learn about these special places in their own backyard and return often.
A complete list of activities can be found on the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance website page: hvalliance.org/hvcop, in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District virtual backpack and in Hopewell Valley libraries.
Mercer County naturalist Jenn Rogers explores the outdoors with Hopewell Elementary students.,
