Dec 16, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
When snow arrives it is time to celebrate this unique opportunity for outdoor play and learning. This is a guest post from Frode Svane. He is both an architect and a pedagog, working with projects for parks, public places, schoolyards and kindergardens in Norway. He...
Dec 15, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
Scotland continues to have lots of snow and below freezing temperatures. The temptation to drop work and play all day outside is immense. Today, here’s what happened during my lunch break… First I made some stencils, using scrap pieces of cardboard. But...
Dec 11, 2022 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors
Snow is precious. Be prepared in advance to make the most of the soft fluffy stuff as soon as it arrives. The post draws together various posts and ideas I’ve blogged about over the years to save you searching. Just to wet your appetite for snow, here are some...
Nov 7, 2022 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
In November and December 2010, there was a bumper amount of snow that fell. As a result it suddenly felt Christmasy very early! In the hope of a white festive period, I thought I would update this blog post from November 2010. It’s perfectly possible to make...
Dec 4, 2008 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning, Science Outdoors
I am delighted! The cold spell has continued which has resulted in more than 90 school closures in the NE Scotland and thousands of children given day release. However I am not sorry that my school remained open throughout. Snow provides fantastic learning...