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...Amis, who are Jewish, drove an hour from Brookfield, Conn., for the Family Labyrinth Walk--held twice a year by the nondenominational New Canaan-based Labyrinth Project of Connecticut--to expose their kids to an ancient form of meditation and spirituality. In the Middle Ages, when Christians could not make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, they would walk a labyrinth to symbolize the journey. Today, adults and kids of all faiths are walking them to pray, meditate or simply relax...
PICTURES Crucial to every summer story: cute kids under fountains or playing by fire hydrants; adorable animals trying to stay cool (like this polar bear snapped at Chicago's Brookfield...
...were really lucky, peeking at a panda. But the newest concept in zoos aims to connect kids to nature by encouraging them to get down and dirty with it: in between their animal encounters, the kids can slosh in mud, explore caves and hunt for bugs. Brookfield Zoo, outside Chicago, will open its play zoo this week, offering children (for a $2 fee; $4 for adults) the chance to dress up as lemurs as they swing alongside real ones, or build a house made of sticks for an armadillo. The Dallas zoo opened a similar hands-on facility last year...
Play zoos go far beyond petting zoos by offering kids a wide range of ways to interact with nature. "We're opening up whole new areas of interactive play by letting kids dress up as birds, plant gardens or examine animal X rays," says Keith Winsten, Brookfield's education curator. Rather than try to impart scientific data, these zoos promote unstructured play--something in short supply for many kids today. Says Winsten: "We are providing a place for kids to do the kind of exploring that was basic to their existence a generation...
...doesn't know his limits unless he exceeds them. Risk taking separates the men from the boys. JAMES T. ARBUCKLE Brookfield, Conn...