The ECFE Friday morning class Wide Open Spaces and families met each week to enjoy Crookston parks. Castle Park was the most frequented park due to the trees for a windbreak and the variety of things to explore. Each week the children discovered something “new” at the park – their treasured house of sticks, balancing on fallen trees, and discovering new paths. Schuster Park, Ray Ecklund Complex, and Eugene Field were other parks they visited. The group thanks the City of Crookston for keeping the parks maintained and updated.
The group goes to the parks because outdoor play is good for children’s physical health, development, and self-confidence. Children learn vital like skills and it’s important for the whole family’s health and happiness as well as being fun.
