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15 Minutes Outside

Special Guest: Rebecca Cohen, Gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle Expert of www.rebeccaplants.com

Description: Dirt, bugs, grass, snow, leaves. It's all good! Or it can be anyway. We're calling all families to get outside, even if for 15 minutes, to relax, discover and connect!

Duration: 45:00

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Show Index:
00:27 Intro: Just 15 Minutes Outside
02:40 Make it Easy
03:57 Why is Outside Important?
05:15 Great Parent Tool
05:36 Must-Have for Educators
10:06 Forced Family Time
15:32 Listener: I live in the city.
18:22 Use a Cheat Sheet
21:19 About Rebecca Plants
22:06 Listener: Scared of Bugs
24:11 Favorite Activities
27:40 Gardening without a Garden
31:08 Fall is for Exploring
37:18 Winter Wonderland
41:47 Closing Comments

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About Rebecca P. Cohen

Rebecca P. Cohen is a gardening and outdoor lifestyle expert whose mission is to inspire people to get off the couch and discover how simple it can be to incorporate an active, outdoor lifestyle into a busy schedule. Her work has been featured in Family Circle, Better Homes & Gardens, Backyard Solutions, and Washingtonian magazines, as well as on Rachael Ray's website, Yum-o!, SheKnows.com, and WorkingMother.com.



Rebecca is also a Spokesmom for the National Wildlife Federation's Be Out There movement. The mother of two small children, Rebecca incorporates the outdoors into every aspect of life, bringing invaluable tips and inspiration into her product lines, television segments, and website, www.rebeccaplants.com.


About the Book



Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids

What if you got outside every day, and what if you could get your kids to come along? It sounds modest, but the effects, as dynamic outdoor spokesperson Rebecca Cohen herself can testify, are profound. This inspiring collection of activities gives families an idea for every day of the year, requiring little planning, no expertise and relatively little resources (time, cash, or patience!), no matter where they live. Simple and inspiring, this book is bursting with hundreds of easy ways to get your family out into nature a little bit every day. Get it on Amazon.





As Discussed on the Show




Read Go Outside on our blog. Includes 7 neat outdoor activities for kids!