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Taking care of nature is essential, in order to be able to give your children a legacy of inestimable value: one way to do this is, for example, by contributing to donations for the protection of woodland and forest heritage, often plagued by enormous disasters such as Hurricane Vaia which in 2018 devastated large portions of forest in Trentino. Donating to help rebuild the Trentino woods is a noble gesture, a thought also dedicated to one's children and their future. * the paths for little walkers, in the Comano Valley, in the shade of the Brenta Dolomites. It is a...

The charm and magic of the edelweiss The edelweiss (scientific name: Leontopodium Alpinum) is a flowering vegetable typical of mountainous places, considered a legend not only for its unique morphology in the world, but also for the requirements that characterize it. Since the eighteenth century, this mysterious and elegant flower has become the symbol of love and purity since lovers who lived in the mountains (where the plant grows in high altitude pastures or among the rocks) used to climb the peaks to collect bouquets to give to their girlfriends. The courage demonstrated by the intrepid climbers helped to make...

The forest is a special environment, from many points of view and this is why young and old should frequent it often and let it enter their lives in many forms: not only through walks and free play but also with stories, drawings and games handcrafted, capable of preserving and handing down all its magic. ...At the basis of this forward-looking idea, there was the belief that being outdoors, as well as being incredibly healthy, guaranteed a better quality of life, both for children and for nature itself: learning to know and love the environment as children means becoming respectful...

Importance of symbolic play for the child The symbolic play activity can play an essential role as it allows you to enhance unexpressed and sometimes repressed skills which are instead indispensable for mental maturation. Consequently, the structure of the game proceeds in parallel with the development of the child's personality, which begins to use imagination, creativity and intelligence to represent the contingency. In any circumstance it would be appropriate to encourage such activities to encourage the mental and psycho-emotional development of children, who show a clear propensity for this type of entertainment from the age of 18 months. It still...