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TimberNook Lake Winnebago Region TimberNook provides research-backed outdoor play experiences that transform childhood.

COMMUNITY HELP NEEDED!Sometime between 8:30pm Wednesday and 8:00am Friday of this week, some of our supplies at our site...
16/08/2025

COMMUNITY HELP NEEDED!
Sometime between 8:30pm Wednesday and 8:00am Friday of this week, some of our supplies at our site in Kiekhaefer Park went missing. We are missing one of our signs, one of our wooden ladders, and two of these tree rings, which we use to put a tarp up for shelter when it’s raining.

We are heartbroken someone would come and destroy/steal our things on purpose, and we know we will never find out who did this - but we are asking for everybody’s help if you see any of our supplies (especially if you’re out and about in or near Kiekhaefer Park) please contact us. We’d just like our stuff back please! Thank you for your help.

Our favorite quote from the youth group night program we hosted last night:“I am really intense in the woods. I swear I’...
14/08/2025

Our favorite quote from the youth group night program we hosted last night:
“I am really intense in the woods. I swear I’m not like this in real life.”

These kids were invested in the play last night! They worked together as teams, strategized, and let loose in a way so many kids don’t get to anymore - in the woods, away from screens and the adult world.

Did you know we host field trips for all types of groups?
Schools, daycares, youth groups, clubs, preschools, homeschool groups….you name it and we’ve got an experience for it. Email us at timbernookfdl@gmail.com for more info on field trips!

I spy a spy who’s spying on the other spies 👀 Spy Week here at  and the kids are building headquarters, wearing disguise...
06/08/2025

I spy a spy who’s spying on the other spies 👀

Spy Week here at and the kids are building headquarters, wearing disguises, and creating spy gadgets and b***y traps!

We had some spies in disguise in the woods today to kick off Spy Week 🕵️
04/08/2025

We had some spies in disguise in the woods today to kick off Spy Week 🕵️

TOMORROW - Our last camp for the summer starts!Giving your kids the chance to attend TimberNook will provide them endles...
03/08/2025

TOMORROW - Our last camp for the summer starts!

Giving your kids the chance to attend TimberNook will provide them endless possibilities & benefits - for fun, socialization, and learning about themselves.
They learn how to be brave, resilient, kind, and helpful.
They learn how to regulate their emotions.
They learn how to handle social interactions with peers.
They learn how to conquer fears and get out of their comfort zone.
They learn how to be bored, and how to be creative.
They learn how to be a KID - away from all of the pressures and over-scheduling of the adult world.

Give your child the opportunity to play the TimberNook way this summer

As one of the kids put it earlier this summer: “The woods is everyone’s friend” 💚

Register for our last camp that starts TOMORROW at our website! See you in the woods!

Register here 👉🏼 https://timbernook.com/program/27-going-wild-timbernook-lake-winnebago-region/?v=0b3b97fa6688

We might only have one more camp left this summer, but there is still plenty of fun to be had!Our last TimberNook summer...
28/07/2025

We might only have one more camp left this summer, but there is still plenty of fun to be had!

Our last TimberNook summer camp is August 4-7, and there are still a few spots that are open. Take this opportunity to give your kids the chance to play the TimberNook way.

Register at our website, or send us a DM for the link!

💚 See you in the woods

Big barefoot supporters here! 👣
26/07/2025

Big barefoot supporters here! 👣

There are so many benefits to going barefoot! ❤☀❤

"With kids, it's even more important that they get abundant barefoot time because the proper development of natural gait patterns and deep body stabilization depends on the super-sophisticated feedback systems that come from the nerves sensing the ground and the brain.

This happens in two ways:

1. There are nerves that interpret the shape of the ground by how the bones in the feet bend at 33 different points (joints). This creates a mental image in the brain (similar to how a dolphin uses sonar to avoid obstacles). Wearing shoes prevents any motion in these joints (except the ankle) and leaves the shoe-wearer "blind" to the environment. This is what makes stiff shoes the worst when it comes to natural development.

and, P.S. This goes for adults too.

2. There are nerves that are sensing other things about the environment. Things like temperature and terrain. These nerves, designed to convey abundant information are now stuck just reading the inside of your shoes. And what is that environment like? Damp and smooth? Ew. The more you expose these nerves to the same input over and over, the more their information gets put on auto-pilot, into a part of your nervous system called an inter-neuron.

More about the inter-neuron: You know how when you walk into a room with a fresh baked pie, it smells delicious, but after a few minutes you don't smell it anymore? Your brain moves information that is constant into a different part of your brain to free it up for other things, so the more similar your environment, the less your nerves work to perceive. And the less they work, the less healthy they are.

This is why it is important (for everyone, not just kids) to walk on different terrain, on a different path, in different weather. Carrying different weights, wearing different shoes, and eating different food. Habits are not great for biology." - Katy Bowman, Biomechanical Expert

Read more here:
https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/barefoot-not-just-for.../

Yes!! 🙌🏼
21/07/2025

Yes!! 🙌🏼

Agreed!! 🙌❤️

“That time is needed to make friends, play with ideas and materials, experience and overcome boredom, learn from one’s o...
19/07/2025

“That time is needed to make friends, play with ideas and materials, experience and overcome boredom, learn from one’s own mistakes, and develop passions.”

TimberNook provides large amounts of time for kids to do exactly that 👆🏼

Let kids be bored.
Let them figure things out on their own.
Let them learn how to regulate their emotions.
Let them get messy.
Let them take small, calculated risks.
Let them be kids now, there’s plenty of time in the future to be adults.

We have one more camp this summer! Our August camp still has spots available - sign up on our website! Give your kid the gift of time to just be a kid! 💚

💚 What one of the kids at our July camp told her mom after just 1 day of TimberNook. It is such a joy to watch these chi...
15/07/2025

💚 What one of the kids at our July camp told her mom after just 1 day of TimberNook. It is such a joy to watch these children make friends, learn how to work together, help each other out, problem solve, and be so creative and adventurous.

Our July camp is full, but our August camp has spots left! You can sign up at the link in our profile. Let your child play the TimberNook way!

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W4166 Silica Rd.

54937

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