Jun 22, 2016 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
This week I have had the privilege of visiting the Stramash Outdoor Nurseries. All of the nurseries are noticeably good at making do with free and found materials to create structures and resources for, and with, the children. The approach reminded me very much of...
Aug 18, 2012 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Last August I was privileged to attend the first International Skogsmulle Training Course in Sweden. As part of the training we visited Mulleborg I Ur och Skur Nursery and participated in the “Mulle Walk” into the forest. This was my second visit having...
Feb 1, 2012 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Nature Play & Learning
This is a long overdue guest post. Last September, Malin Blomster, who lives and works in the Stockholm area, in a suburb just south of the actual city, sent these photos and text. She was keen for the blogging world to see a typical early years establishment in...
Sep 7, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Mulleborg is a Swedish outdoor pre-school. This means that the children who attend will spend at least 80% of their time outside, all-year round in all weathers. For more information have a look at this case study and the Rain or Shine report which I wrote after...
Aug 21, 2023 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Technologies
In 2001, on a Comenius outdoor learning course in Sweden, I had the opportunity to try felting. It was a disaster. I managed to dye my wool using fresh young birch leaves and carded it reasonably well. But the felting process was my failing. I returned home, my...