Dec 6, 2014 | Early Years Outdoors, Health & Wellbeing, Technologies
‘”Hot soup was a jolly good idea, it’s so very cold this morning but then it’s very early, the sun is only just coming up – look!” They finished their breakfast watching the blue water turn to dancing gold, even the rocks gleamed in...
Jul 25, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Gardening
I have a very small garden. It suffers from benign neglect. It is my Garden of Experiments. I used to see what will grow happily if not looked after very well. My theory was that the plants which flourish here will survive the ins and outs of a school garden. I...
Feb 9, 2013 | Early Years Outdoors, Nature Play & Learning
This is a guest post by Anita Egle, a Swede who resides in Germany and has run Skogsmulle sessions in Bavaria since 1989. It is a written summary and photos about Forest Kindergartens in Germany. So in her words… Many thanks Anita for the informative text,...
Feb 1, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors
Whilst in Japan in 2012, I had the opportunity to visit a nursery. As usual, I thought it might be interesting to share a few photos of the outdoor space. This nursery is situated in a village. It was a stunning location. The nursery was going to be moved to another...
Jan 16, 2013 | Nature Play & Learning, Play Resources, Social Subjects Outdoors, Technologies
There is nothing quite like seeing a native plant growing in its rightful place. Over in Japan, bamboo is a weed that can be found growing as ground cover in woodlands like this: And yet it is cultivated in gardens to grow to a glorious size – a proper bamboo...