Aug 3, 2017 | Art & Music Outdoors, Early Years Outdoors, Science Outdoors
For one of my birthdays, I received a set of magnetic googly eyes. The idea is that you use them to attach photos to your fridge and that you can put the googly eyes over people or animal eyes for a comic effect. Naturally I saw their potential for helping children to...
Jul 28, 2017 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Highway Farm has many pockets of inspiration for the outdoor early years enthusiast. I always liked their original sandpit pictured above and below. It’s got many attributes that I find appealing and add value to the children’s play including a couple of...
Jun 20, 2017 | Early Years Outdoors, Gardening, Literacy Outdoors
Many years ago, I had a quick stop-over in Penrith en route south. It’s always a bit of a mad dash but I needed a leg stretch and to catch a few Pokemon, so I toddled off around the town centre. Whilst going down a side street, I stumbled across a community...
Jun 12, 2017 | Personal & Holidays, Technologies
Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Tom Hall, 14yr-old Games Designer, and joining him and his family for a game of Bug Off. Tom has spent over two years developing the game and refining the rules and design. It is currently designed for 2-4 players, but...
May 21, 2017 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Personal & Holidays
In May 2017 I was passing through Ambleside en route south and made my habitual stop at Rothay Park. To my amazement there had been a significant change. Sixteen months previously, the park suffered badly in the floods of Storm Desmond. Thus plans were put in place to...
