Natural playscapes

Prescott Farm strongly believes in the importance of getting kids outside for their healthy development and well-being. Consider this: Fact #1: Childhood play time in the outdoors has been in steady decline since the 1950’s. Not only are today’s kids over-scheduled, but they are increasingly disconnected from the natural world spending as much as 8 hours PER DAY inside in front of some sort of screen. This was new reality was coined “nature deficit disorder” by author Richard Louv in his…

Looking for some ways to create a fun area that will keep your kids outdoors? Here's some ideas I'm loving for creating outdoor playscapes on the cheap!

Last month I had the fun pleasure of building a mini “River” with volunteers during a great natural playscape community build at The Butterfly House on the campus of the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. I thought y’all might be interested in the process. Take a peek! Here we are starting out on a […]

Looking for some ways to create a fun area that will keep your kids outdoors? Here's some ideas I'm loving for creating outdoor playscapes on the cheap!

Have any budding Jack Sparrows or Swiss Family Robinsons out there? You might enjoy this natural playscape playground with pond we created.

I made a "worm farm" in 4th grade for a school project. How fun to have a permanent one in the backyard!

Create an amazing outdoor art studio your creative geniuses will love.

Adding natural playground elements to an existing play space doesn't have to be difficult or too expensive. Check out our suggestions!

We work with folks like you to dream, design, and build natural playscapes, natural playgrounds, outdoor classrooms, nature art installations, and adventure playgrounds. Our mission is to help connect children and families to the natural world through unstructured free play in beautiful, creative, art-filled environments.

This is an inspirational play area which brings together planting, nature, play, exploration and creativity, we shouldn’t be separating these when thinking about creating future play spaces. These areas feel welcoming, provide sensory input, support nature, promote biodiversity and contribute to being outdoor education zones.