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The ULTIMATE outdoor learning giveaway!
As it’s World Kindness Day, @earlyyearsoutdoor and @alfresco_learning have teamed up to give away the ultimate outdoor learning prize.
You could win:
🍃 A school memberships to The Alfresco Hub (thousands of ready-to-use curriculum linked outdoor lesson plans, practical activities and CPD videos).
🌳A yearly membership to Early Years Outdoor (outdoor learning resources and nature activities).
📚Both of Katie’s books: 50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens and The Nature Adventure Book.
To enter:
✔️Like and save this post
✔️Follow @alfresco_learning and @earlyyearsoutdoor
✔️Tag your friends - each tag in a separate comment = 1 entry
✔️For a bonus entry, share to your stories (not essential but we’d love you to help us share this)
The giveaway ends on Friday 20th November at 7pm UK time (open to everyone, worldwide). Not associated with Instagram/Facebook in any way.
A winner will be chosen at random and contacted by one of our accounts only. Do not click any links from unknown accounts.
Good luck to everyone ✨
Nov 13
World Nursery Rhyme Week - the Nursery Rhyme resources are so popular on the website this week. It’s lovely to know that you are celebrating all things Nursery Rhymes.
Comment ‘Nursery Rhyme’ if you would like the link sending over… they are included in the membership or available as a one off download.
Welcome to a huge new influx of members over the past few days! I’m so grateful that you have joined and excited to share lots of new things soon…
Nov 10
World Nursery Rhyme Week.
Are you celebrating this week? Take it outdoors to try a Hickory Dickory nature clock or some Incy Wincy pine cone spiders. Our Nursery Rhyme nature activity set is full of ideas to inspire you.
Comment ‘Nursery Rhymes’ and I will send the link over - free for my members.
Our new gorgeous outdoor table is from @theoutdooreyfs - handmade and delivered! Such a brilliant service.
The teaset, large and small logs and sweet teaspoons are all from @hope_earlyyears ✨
Nov 9
Turn your windows in a beautiful Christmas scene. Get the children involved or have fun doing this yourself!
We used @uniball_uk chalk pens and they just wipe off with soapy water and a cloth.
For the sheets, search ‘Christmas windows’ on my website or comment ‘Christmas windows’ and I’ll send the link over. They are £1.50 or free for my members.
Nov 8
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Create poppies using red leaves or wool and card ❤️
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Use Red sand and our Remembrance pre writing patterns with sticks ❤️
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Create an outdoor collaborative art piece with red leaves and collage materials ❤️
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Decorate a Remembrance wreath using loose parts ❤️
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Make a God’s eye poppy using sticks and wool ❤️
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Looking for Remembrance Day ideas for Early Years?
Comment ‘Remembrance’ and I’ll send the link to the section with all of these resources (free for my members). Each purchase helps the The Royal British Legion as all proceeds are donated ☺️🍃
Nov 6
Poppy crafts for Remembrance Day
Both of the activities are included in the charity Remembrance activity set. All proceeds to The Royal British Legion.
Comment ‘remembrance’ if you would like the link sending over.
Use red leaves, card, wool/ribbon and glue to create the two different types of poppies.
Nov 4
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
Try out loose parts with Rangoli pattern logs…
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
Use nature and chalk to create rangoli patterns on the ground…
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
Crush blackberries from a bush to make your own paint. Use it to create Mehndi patterns on hands…
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
A favourite of ours, firework nature sparkler sticks…
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
Use coloured playdough as a base for your rangoli patterns…
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Looking for Diwali ideas for early years?
Comment ‘Diwali’ for the link to the section on my website with lots of resources to help 🍃
Nov 3
Outdoor poppy collaborative art
Remembrance Day is a tricky one for little ones to grasp the concept of. Introducing them to poppies and the significance of the flower is a wonderful place to start. We used beautiful red autumn nature, tissue paper and paint to create an outdoor collaborative piece of art. Children can stick the collage materials down or dip their fingers into paint to mark make.
Collage materials, paint and glue sticks are from @hope_earlyyears - use my discount code KTOUTDOOR10 for 10% off
The life cycle and poppy images can be downloaded from my website - comment ‘poppy’ if you’d like the link sending over.
Nov 2
