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10 Ways for Schools and Nurseries to Re-use Xmas Trees

Dec 22, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning

If you have a real Christmas tree, then you are in luck. There are lots of possibilities for it to have an extended life after the festive period. Here’s some ideas to help you out: 1. Plant your tree outside Firstly if your tree has roots, then plant it out....

Holly

Dec 2, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, RME Outdoors, Science Outdoors

In 2005 I planted a holly tree in front of my house. It has grown slowly but steadily and since 2014 has consistently produced berries being a female tree. This does surprise me because there are no holly trees that I can see nearby. My understanding is that the...

The Mathematics of Festive Crafts

Nov 10, 2022 | Maths Outdoors, RME Outdoors, Technologies

The run-up to the end of this term is usually a hectic event. In between the parties and performances, there’s lots going on. It also means that using the festive opportunities to recap and review work undertaken earlier can be one way of working a little...

The Tiny Christmas Tree

Nov 8, 2022 | Nature Play & Learning, RME Outdoors

Many years ago I attended the annual Outdoor and Woodland Learning Scotland conference. It took place in Dunkeld, which is one of the places in Scotland to see the leaves change colour and become immersed in the beauty of Autumn. Perhaps my favourite activity was a...

A Recycled Xmas Tree

Jan 8, 2017 | Play Resources, Science Outdoors, Technologies

A guest blog post from Andrea Stevenson. I was truly inspired by a recent Creative STAR post about giving new life to a Christmas tree which would otherwise have been thought of as rubbish. The first thing we decided to do was cut off all of the branches leaving short...