Join the Green Hour Flickr group and share your family’s outdoor photos. Parents all over the world are stepping outside with their kids for Green Hours -- here are the pictures to prove it!

Activities designed for parents who want to get their kids interested in the outdoors -- even just in a dirt patch the backyard!

Fact: Kids spend 50 percent less time outside than their parents. It's easy to find green space with a new database featured on a National Wildlife Federation site.

With your kids, discover the fun of “sweep netting” -- skimming a net along the tall grass in a meadow to capture seeds and insects. Examine your treasures, sketch or take a photo of them, and then set them free!

The consequences of how much time our kids plugged in are felt most directly at the local level. How can we help to get the word out about nature deficit and move our communities towards finding solutions? Here are some tips!

Green Hour is a resource for parents and caregivers who want to add the exploration of the natural world to their daily lives. Green Hour looks to reverse nature deficit disorder by reconnecting children with the natural world through providing activities

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