May 13, 2014 | Early Years Outdoors, Maths Outdoors
Recently I was browsing Childhood 101’s blog and stumbled across this post about using Uno to play an attribute game. It reminded me of several summers of serious card playing where my sisters and I played a lot of “Black Jack” which is similar to...
May 7, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Play Resources, Technologies
Do you have a growing collection of charity bags which get popped through your door each week? If you do, and you don’t have any particular plans for them, perhaps it’s time to put them to good use as outdoor dance items. Several years ago I was...
May 4, 2014 | Early Years Outdoors, Gardening, Literacy Outdoors
Recently I visited Westpark Nursery in Aberdeen, which had been donated a large raised bed – the sort that is traditionally used around towns for floral displays. At first the staff and children wondered how to use it as it seemed too big and too high...
Apr 22, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Maths Outdoors
The kaleidoscope feature of Photo Booth on an iPad remains one of the funkiest ways of looking through the lens I know. It is a useful addition to any light and colour project because what one sees can be photographed. It can capture images for later use. Ordinary...
Apr 16, 2014 | Art & Music Outdoors, Science Outdoors, Technologies
Have you ever got that feeling that you aren’t making the most of a resource? Ever since I bought my mini iPad I knew I hadn’t done enough experimenting with Photo Booth. I had given classes opportunity to freely play with Photo Booth and its effects. The...
