Clik here to view.
new booklet on making a mud kitchen
A mud kitchen includes elements of the much-loved domestic corner and cooking from indoor play, which are then hugely enriched through the special nature of being outside. - Jan White Mud kitchens,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
take me outside day
Tomorrow is Take Me Outside Day. Admittedly this a Canadian campaign, but it is so worthwhile I think we can embrace it where ever we may live. According to the campaign, children in Canada are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
unwrapping risk - the conference
Last Friday I tootled up to Newcastle to attend the Unwrapping - Encouraging Risk in the Cotton Wool Generation Conference put on by the good folk at Inspired EC. How happy I was as I travelled up the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ice in the stomach
Risk taking should be part of childhood. We learn through the point where we feel challenged. The feeling of having a knot in your stomach is the place where you feel out of your comfort zone. -...
View ArticleClik here to view.
border patrol
Chickens patrolling the preschool perimeter. Alert to any potential intruders.Keeping chickens in a preschool setting has many obvious benefits. One of the not so obvious benefits (apart from border...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's Playtime - 90 Ideas for outdoor play and learning
Welcome to another week of It's Playtime. Or perhaps I should rename it It's Late-time given that the linky starts on a Thursday and here we are on Sunday. I do apologise for the delay.Playful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nature. It relaxes.
Nature. It relaxes!You might also enjoy:Nature Calms ChildrenThis is my Rock
View ArticleClik here to view.
monster beans
There was excitement in the playground as the word has got around, our bean hut was yielding a crop of monster beans. If by crop you mean 3 beans. But they were enormous.A crowd gathered to get a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
help me design my ebook cover - please!
I'll let you in on a little secret. I've written an eBook. I wasn't going to let the cat out of the bag until it was absolutely finished, but I need of your help. I'm in an agony of indecision about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
it's playtime - play outside!
Welcome to another week of It's Playtime. Playful Picks I hope you are in the mood for some outdoor fun, because this week's playful picks will be sure to have the little people in your world...
View ArticleClik here to view.
turn a boat into a garden bed
We took the kids to visit the local tip. Or to use the fancy name, The Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre. Whilst there, I spied these old boats turned into funky garden beds. What a playful addition...
View ArticleClik here to view.
12 Top Outdoor Play Space Pinterest Boards
Are you looking for ideas for outdoor play spaces? Here are 12 Pinterest boards chock a block full of inspiration for irresistible outdoor spaces for either the home or the early childhood...
View ArticleClik here to view.
preschool shell painting
We love to paint on 'stuff'. Painting on paper is all fine and dandy, but it is nice to paint on something different every now and then.Nature has some wonderful 'stuff' to paint on, and as an added...
View ArticleClik here to view.
And they're off! School readiness, our style.
Every year in term 4, we watch our older children spread their wings and start to fly.They become masters of their preschool universe. They are strong and secure in the relationships with their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
it's playtime - make a bug world
Welcome to another week of It's Playtime. Playful Picks Little kids love bugs, so why not create their very own bug world? Picklebums did just that.Meet my Partners in play:Messy Kids,The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weaving with nature
Take an old garden trellis. Add a few baskets of garden cuttings (This is a great activity to do if you are pruning!) Weave them in and out through the trellis. Get your weave on outdoors - naturally!
View ArticleClik here to view.
Things to do with leaves.
Welcome to another week of It's Playtime. Playful Picks Leaves are one of nature's fabulous open-ended play materials. What can children do with leaves?There is the good old frolic in a pile of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sign me up
Who wants to go on a walk in the bush this morning? I do! Me too! Using sign in - and sign up - sheets are just one way a play based program can give children the opportunity to use written language...
View ArticleClik here to view.
outdoor sculptures with kids
One of our very clever mums did these communal sculptures with the kids in the school playground. She bought along wood offcuts of different shapes and sizes, and several lengths of dowel. Each piece...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Building a house of sticks
In the past few weeks the primary school kids appear to have been in the grip of a stick hut making frenzy. Everywhere you look there are houses of sticks and leafy branches, held together with...
View Article
