Repurposing and reusing tyres in outdoor play spaces is not only fantastic for limited educator and parent budgets but also…
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Using Open Ended Materials in Outdoor Play.
Providing open ended play materials allows children the opportunity to be curious, creative and direct their own play. There are…
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Make a Recycled Plant Pot Scarecrow
As both a parent and educator I love finding ways to plan and create children’s recycling projects and our plant…
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DIY Bath Salts – Mother’s Day Gift Fun!
I love DIY Bath Salts because they are one of the easiest gifts that children of all ages can have…
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DIY Easy Resources for Play
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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12 Easy DIY Sensory Table Projects
A sensory table tends to be a well used piece of equipment in most early childhood services and with good…
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Taking Homework Outdoors – Sight Word Play
We have entered the world of sight words! My 5 year old twins have recently started their first year at…
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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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Crowns from Nature – Mess Free Sensory Fun
Regular readers will know how much I love to incorporate natural elements and hands on sensory experiences into our play…
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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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