5 Natural Sites for Improving Your Child’s Skills (1-3 Years)

            The first 3 years is the age of learning. Taking your child out to get exposed with the world will help him develop skills very well. Real experience always excites the little one. Asking him questions to help him automatically learn. If you have no idea where to take him to, besides the garden and the village’s park, try the 5 natural sites as follows:

1 Breath in the fresh air at the garden

There are many parks in the big city. You can take your child to the park in the morning or the evening to breath in the fresh air, do exercise, meet new friends and do activities together. Don’t forget to prepare some foods so you and your child can enjoy the meal at the park.

Recommend :

• Suan Rot Fai Park: Kampheangpet 3 road, Chatuchak, Bangkok. This is the park for every family. There are many activities for the whole family including bike lane, running lane, sport grounds as well as big ponds for water sports. In addition, the butterfly garden and insectarium can be found in the park.
• Suanluang Rama IX: Sukhumvit 103 (Udomsuk) road. This is the botanical park, a home of many trees including cactus, palm and tropical rain forest. In addition, you can enjoy the miniature parks of many countries including England, Japan and France.

2 Build sand castle and get soaked into the sea

This is another fun place where the child can have fun, broaden his perspective, experience new environment, play with the san and taste salty water. Any child must be spelled with the beauty of the beach, the wind and the small little crabs. Don’t forget to bring the sand shovel and bucket so he can enjoy with his endless imagination.

Recommend :Cha Am beach in Petchburi and Hua Hin in Prachuab Khirikhant are not far away from Bangkok. It only takes about 1.30-2 hours to get there and have fun with the cool wind at the sea. You can walk along the beach, build the sand castle and observe lives at the beach with your child.

3 Immersed in the mud at mangrove forest

This is the home of aquatic animals. The child might feel scary of the muddy ground. Nevertheless, with his hand in yours and fun talk, he will enjoy learning about the animals and doing activities. Tell him to watch, observe and touch his surroundings to gain new experiences. Don’t forget to keep an eye on him and answer his questions.

Recommend :Don Hoi Lot, Chu Chee village, Bang Cha Kreng, Sumut Songkram is the best place to learn about shells. You and your child can also enjoy picking the shells. Don’t forget to visit the fossil shell beach and end the day with fresh seafood at the restaurant.

4 Bird watching and observe the ecology

Whenever you have long weekend, plan for a camping. Go to the forest, watch the birds, and observe lives in the forest. The unusual sight and sound will excite the child. He will have questions about everything. At night, you can watch the stars with him. You can also teach him how to survive in the forest. Even though he might not be able to set fire and put up a tent, this is the milestone for his learning.

Recommend :Keang Krajan National Park, Tah Yang in Petchburi provides camping areas appropriate for bird and butterfly watching. There is a walking path for observing nature, forest birds and reserved animals. There are more than 150 species of butterfly.

5 Cycling and learning local plants

Agricultural plantation houses many local plants that are interesting for the child to learn. Some places also sell their fresh greens, have natural power house and bike for rent.

Recommend :Chang Hua Mun Royal Initiative Project, Koa Krapuk, Tah Yang in Petchburi. This is the royal initiative project of the King. The place houses many trees and plants including lemon, sweet gourd, round eggplant and others. In addition, you can see the wind turbines and enjoy the beautiful field inside the project. To make sure that you can cover the whole area, cycling is another option for you and your child.

            These learning places are located near Bangkok. You can enjoy your weekend while improving your child’s development.

Tips : The first 3 years is the age of learning and memorizing. Getting exposed in nature will improve their development efficiently. Take your child to these places so he develops his love for nature.