Aug 11, 2014 | Community Involvement, Gardening, RME Outdoors
A couple of months ago, I was passing through Elgin and took the opportunity to visit the Biblical Garden, which is the only one of its kind in Scotland. Having never visited before, I was rather intrigued to find out more. They are known for housing some...
Aug 7, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Technologies
Several years ago I blogged about peg loom weaving. This may not seem obviously outdoorsy but it is. The looms are simple to use and any long strands can be woven through the pegs including plastic bags, long grasses, plant stems and gathered wool. The looms are very...
Jul 30, 2014 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Maisie’s Children’s Centre is no longer open but the value of this post remains. Often it is hard to find examples of multiage outdoor spaces. This site was for children aged 0-5yrs. At the front of their nursery was a wilder space with shrubs and trees....
Jul 12, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
It’s hard not to be inspired by pebbles. You pick them up, you look at them and they speak silently to you in ways that words can’t describe. They are inexplicably powerful. Sometimes you pick one up, hold it and carry it with you for a while on your walk....
Jun 26, 2014 | Community Involvement, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Health & Wellbeing
I love stumbling across features in school grounds which make me drool. The dirt bike track at Muirfield Primary School in Aberdeen is one of them. It is cool… The community appear to think so too. In the past, most developments in the grounds have been...
