I’ve noticed a gradual return to more natural outdoor play areas for children across the past few years which is…
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Gardening with Children – Make a Sensory Plant Tower!
Gardening with children can help to encourage a connection with the senses and a love of nature while also providing…
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Sensory Clay Nature Ornaments
You have to try making these easy clay nature ornaments with the children – they were so much fun! We…
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Designing Outdoor Play Spaces – Part 1 Assess & Reflect
I’ve noticed a gradual return to more natural outdoor play spaces for children across the past few years which is…
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Repurpose spools and reels for play!
I love finding inspiration and new ideas to repurpose wooden spools and cable reels into new equipment for play. They…
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20 Ideas to Encourage Outdoor Rainy Day Play
Outdoor rainy day play provides many learning opportunities for children. Just because it’s raining or a little cold outdoors doesn’t…
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Reusing Tyres in Outdoor Play Spaces
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 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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