Jan 28, 2023 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Pallets are “in” in the world of outdoor play. And Stramash outdoor nurseries are up there in terms of the creative constructions which are appearing in nurseries across the world. In 2016 at Fort William this amazing play station was developed. In...
Jan 23, 2023 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Some practitioners work in settings and schools where they cannot leave equipment out overnight. Usually storage space is pretty tight too. Thus I wanted to look at ways of creating simple, portable water walls which children could create themselves. Many years ago I...
Sep 8, 2012 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Most classes love any water play. Many children will join in and explore with enthusiasm and gusto in their own preferred styles. Many years ago, one of Tom Sensori’s blog posts was very helpful in terms of understanding the behaviour and actions of my group in...
Sep 5, 2012 | Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Bread crates have to be one of the toughest and most versatile resources around. At the school where I work on Fridays, they are used daily by children in a free flow capacity and during lunch times too. One question I am often asked is, “What learning is taking...
Mar 2, 2011 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources
Over the past few years, I have come to favour certain items for outdoor play. Guttering ranks highly for many reasons. Some children get completely absorbed in the exploration of the possibilities. As the possibilities are endless, then so is the exploration and so...