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2D Shape Art with Leaves

Nov 1, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors

This blog post is a guest post by Justina Danišová, who is an experienced environmental educator and home partner in the Czech Republic. She has her own website and is influential across her country in supporting educators to develop learning and play opportunities....

Thinking Skills and Leaves

Oct 26, 2022 | Nature Play & Learning

Autumn is well and truly here, so once more, leaf activities are a must-do with children at the moment. As with so many natural materials, the non-uniformity of leaves – each one being unique – this can lead to a lot of creative thinking, exploring and...

Exploding Leaves

Oct 25, 2022 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning

Some children find explosions a source of fascination or interest. Not least, the story of Guy Fawkes always held appeal for me. The whole idea of attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament I found thought-provoking as a child. Many anarchists argue that he was...

Outdoor Toilets and Children

Mar 28, 2024 | Early Years Outdoors, Whole School

I first blogged about this matter in March 2009 and then again in 2014. This is now the fifth update as Public Health Scotland have updated their guidance in March 2024. It is now called Health Protection in Children and Young People Settings, including Education....

12 reasons to have stumps in your outdoor space

Mar 9, 2024 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors

Many years ago, I was visiting Meethill School in Peterhead to do some twilight training. One of my favourite features were the stumps in the photo below. This blog post provides some thinking about why stumps are such valuable play resources. 1. A miniature fantasy...