Creating and making your own simple DIY resources for learning can save early years educators a lot of money and it…
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Make your own chalk paint!
As a parent and an early childhood educator I love to find different ways of making my own budget friendly…
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16 Ways to Recycle Plastic Bottles for Play!
If you have been throwing those empty juice, water and soft drink bottles into the bin then STOP right there…
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Make your own Birdbath!
We enjoy creating an environment that attracts birds and other wildlife to our garden and when the children told me…
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Sustainability in the Garden – How to Make a Worm Tower!
I’ve recently been exploring worm towers as a different way to involve the children in composting organic matter and also learning…
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Recycled Pallet Backyard Cubby
We have been busy recycling wooden pallets in the backyard again. This time we decided to make a small cubby…
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Recycled Play Series – DIY Baby & Toddler Toys
Welcome back to my current series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a…
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Sustainability – How can Early Years Educators show evidence of embedded practice?
The Australian Early Years Framework (EYLF) and indeed most early years frameworks across the international early childhood community asks educators…
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Recycled Play Series – #1 Outdoor Fun
Welcome to my new weekly series ‘Recycled Play’. Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a passion…
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Landscaping Natural Playspaces for Children – Our Progress so far…
I spent 2014 sharing a lot about our outdoor play and the natural playspaces we have worked on for my family day…
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Recycling Fun with Rubbish and Pallets!
You know we love to make play resources from recycled pallets and this one has been on my list for…
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Children’s Cardboard X-ray ‘Tablet’
October is Doc-Tober for Disney Junior! Your preschooler can see Doc McStuffins and her toy friends in new episodes on…
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Easy to Make Doctor’s Kit Play for Kids!
October is Doc-Tober for Disney Junior! Your preschooler can see Doc McStuffins and her toy friends in new episodes on…
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DIY Fine Motor Board Fun for Toddlers
This weekend we finally got few little DIY jobs completed….not for us of course but some upcycled resources for the…
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6 Fun Fine Motor Play Ideas with Tongs
I love to come up with fine motor activities for children, especially toddlers as it is such an important pre…
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