Children's health care: brief report. Nature experiences for hospitalized children.

Numerous projects conducted in various settings have supported the thesis that nature activities aid in the development of self-concept, self-confidence, and level of achievement. The nature activities described in this article were designed to cultivate the hospitalized children a sense of wonder about their world and to involve them in sensory experiences that would aid them in adjusting to their hospital experiences. As a unit, these experiments provide a comprehensive approach to therapy for the hospitalized child and add a positive dimension to the child life program.