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                                                      State ParksDelaware 
                                                      State Parks 
                                                       - Delaware Division 
                                                      of Parks and Recreation New 
                                                      Castle County State Parks:  
                                                       
                                                        Alapocas 
                                                          Run State Park1914 West Park Dr, Wilmington, 
                                                          Delaware 19803
 Bellevue 
                                                          State Park800 Carr Road, Wilmington, 
                                                          DE 19809
 Brandywine 
                                                          Creek State Park41 Adams Dam Road, Wilmington, 
                                                          DE 19807
 Brandywine 
                                                          ZooWilmington State Parks, 
                                                          1001 N. Park Dr, Wilmington, 
                                                          DE 19802
 Fort 
                                                          Delaware State ParkDelaware City, Delaware
 Fort 
                                                          DuPont State ParkDelaware City, Delaware
 Fox 
                                                          Point State ParkHay Rd, Wilmington, 
                                                          DE 19809
 Lums 
                                                          Pond State Park1068 Howell School Rd, 
                                                          Bear, DE 19701
 Port 
                                                          Penn Interpretive CenterFort DuPont State Park, 
                                                          Delaware City, DE 19706
 White 
                                                          Clay Creek State ParkPark Office: 750 Thompson 
                                                          Station Road, Newark, 
                                                          DE
 The Carpenter Recreation 
                                                          Area: 880 New London 
                                                          Rd, Newark, DE
 The Nature Center: 1475 
                                                          Creek Road, Newark DE
 Wilmington 
                                                          State ParksPark Dr, Wilmington, 
                                                          DE 19802
 Friends 
                                                      of Wilmington Parks 
 Kent 
                                                      County State Parks:  
                                                      Killens 
                                                        Pond State Park5025 Killens Pond Road, 
                                                        Felton, DE 19943
 
 Sussex 
                                                      County State Parks:  
                                                      Cape 
                                                        Henlopen State ParkLewes, Delaware
 Delaware 
                                                        Seashore State ParkRehoboth Beach, Delaware
 Fenwick 
                                                        Island State ParkRehoboth Beach, Delaware
 Holts 
                                                        Landing State ParkRoad 346, Millville, Delaware 
                                                        19967
 Trap 
                                                        Pond State Park33587 Baldcypress Lane, 
                                                        Laurel, DE 19956
  
                                                     
 Park 
                                                      Advice from the Experts With 
                                                      the growing popularity of 
                                                      indoor toys and games getting 
                                                      kids outdoors into nature 
                                                      is now more important than 
                                                      ever! If you think about 
                                                      it, being outside is a great 
                                                      way to stimulate all our 
                                                      senses, get our brain to 
                                                      be more active and exercise 
                                                      our bodies. Yet is is also 
                                                      a great way to focus our 
                                                      attention and calm our brain 
                                                      from the daily overload 
                                                      of sounds and lights we 
                                                      seem to be constantly exposed 
                                                      to.  If 
                                                      you can try to get outdoors 
                                                      with your kids every day- 
                                                      even if only for a short 
                                                      period of time. If you prefer 
                                                      structured activities you 
                                                      can visit your nearby park. 
                                                      In Newark, White Clay Creek 
                                                      State Park offers weekday 
                                                      and weekend programs for 
                                                      adults, families and kids. 
                                                      Winter and summer camps 
                                                      are available. Lums Pond 
                                                      State Park in Bear De also 
                                                      offers programs including 
                                                      a monthly Green Hour program, 
                                                      where families participate 
                                                      in an hour long outdoor 
                                                      program. Visit 
                                                      www.destateparks.com 
                                                      or each park's facebook 
                                                      page for more information. About 
                                                      the Author: Angel 
                                                      Burns is the Nature Center 
                                                      Manager at White Clay Creek 
                                                      State Park. Angel.Burns 
                                                      [at] state.de.us
 
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