Feb 26, 2016 | Art & Music Outdoors, Community Involvement, Nature Play & Learning
Back in 2102 I blogged about the sand dog sculpture below. I was genuinely delighted at the ingenuity of the person who was creating a dog from a small bag of sand. In the years that followed I’ve received numerous enquiries from people about whether these dogs...
Feb 24, 2016 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
When I was in the middle of writing Messy Maths, I had the opportunity to visit Quackers Playgroup, whose mud kitchen featured in Muddy Faces and Jan White’s Mud Kitchen booklet. Over the years it has evolved, based upon observations of how children use the space...
Feb 19, 2016 | Art & Music Outdoors
Whilst visiting Melbourne last March, I had the privilege of visit Skinner’s Adventure Playground Centre. It was a wonderful, warm and welcoming play space. At the entrance these life-size silhouette murals greeted you. The children and adults who created them,...
