Rebecca P. CohenJun 8, 20166 minWeaving Outdoor Play into Every Day LifeThis is the transcript of a speech presented at Partners Outdoors 2016 RECx at U.S. Department of the Interior. My big idea is a rather s...
Rebecca P. CohenApr 11, 20164 minPlay in a Book about Outdoor PlayClick here to vote for this post on TODAY Parents (click "vote up") What I love about moms is our intuition. I didn’t know it at the time...
Rebecca P. CohenMar 20, 20163 min5 Favorite Spring ActivitiesWhen you think of Spring, what comes to mind? For me, I envision renewal brought by rain, sprouting, and growth. Here are my favorite act...
Rebecca P. CohenMar 9, 20161 min15 Minutes Outside Turns Five!Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids was released Spring 2011 (Sourcebooks), and is celeb...
Rebecca P. CohenFeb 24, 20162 minOutdoor Birthdays are Best!Vote for this post on TODAY Parents (click "Vote up") With a little creativity, there are endless options for birthday fun outside year-r...
Rebecca P. CohenJan 25, 20161 minShow the World YOUR Snow PlayWhat snow panic? Here's what happened when author Rebecca P. Cohen asked families to share their snow play with the world: Thanks for sha...
Rebecca P. CohenJan 20, 20162 min10 Ways to Embrace a Winter Storm with Outdoor PlayAre you ready for a snow day? I remember the last big snow storm on the east coast that closed school for a week and the arctic condition...
Rebecca P. CohenDec 30, 20154 minThe Only New Year's Resolution I MadeOnce, I made a New Year’s resolution and kept it. I had convinced my two young boys, Harmond and Warner, to drop their electronics and jo...
Rebecca P. CohenDec 13, 20152 minWhat I see in your child“I only see the best in your child. In fact, that is what I see in all of my students,” he said. Those are the words of a teacher who has...
Rebecca P. CohenNov 30, 20151 min2 Books Recommended for Every ChildWe are thrilled to have the support of parents and Early Literacy and Learning Specialist, Bonnie Lee Nicholls, for PJ's Backyard Adventu...
Rebecca P. CohenNov 23, 20153 min10 Ways to #OptOutside During the HolidaysWhether you choose to #OptOutside on Black Friday or want to unplug any day from the holiday rush, Rebecca P. Cohen, author of Fifteen Mi...
Rebecca P. CohenSep 17, 20152 minA Shift in RoutineOur kids have gone back to school. We are all experiencing transition. There is something extremely exciting in a new routine. It's a cha...
Rebecca P. CohenJun 23, 20153 minSay 'Yes' Every DayReprinted from The Vail Daily Think of your best vacations. What if you could bring the feeling of those moments into your every day life...
Rebecca P. CohenMay 12, 20153 minHave a reluctant early reader?I did. At the time, I didn't know what to do. We resorted to a Summer reading program every Saturday in the Washington, DC area. My husba...
Rebecca P. CohenMar 20, 20153 minLet Spring Inspire New ActivitiesAn excerpt from 15 Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids by Rebecca P. Cohen: "The bonding that co...
Rebecca P. CohenJan 13, 20152 minRaise Funds for Your School with PJ's Backyard AdventuresPJ’s Backyard Adventures is an early reader adventure book about a boy who has magical adventures in his backyard that take him to places...
Rebecca P. CohenNov 17, 20142 minPJ's Backyard AdventuresImagine the light in a child's eyes. There is so much potential in every child around the world. The potential of every child is my reaso...
Rebecca P. CohenMay 13, 20143 minGet Curious and Plant with KidsApril and May are my favorite months to start sprouting vegetable seeds, and one of my favorite activities is planting peas with children...
Rebecca P. CohenNov 2, 20122 minWhat is Your Landscape?Inspiration comes in many forms: compassion, beauty, heroism, a job well done; the list is endless. Images of nature, in particular stunn...
Rebecca P. CohenOct 4, 20114 minRebecca P. Cohen Hosts Mars Ambassador ProgramWhat sparks extraordinary for you? For six months, I had a week blocked off on my calendar for a trip to South Africa. I knew it was goi...