Welcome to Early Years Outdoor, your trusted home for nature-inspired and outdoor learning resources. Backed by over 20 years of teaching and outdoor learning experience, our resources are thoughtfully designed to support adventurous, curious and nature loving children, as well as the educators who guide and nurture them.
All resources are available to purchase individually, or you can join our membership to unlock full access and enjoy every resource at no additional cost.
Browse our collection of the most popular nature inspired resources this month.
Sign up now to access all Early Years Outdoor downloadable resources instantly. Be the first to hear about brand new releases and gain access to an exclusive blog full of hints, tips and inspiration.
Sign up now@earlyyearsoutdoor
•MUDDY CUPCAKES•
Featured in my new book ‘50 Fantastic Ideas for Mud Kitchens’.
The silicone cupcake cases are one of our staple resources for the mud kitchen and can be used for all sorts. Making muddy cupcakes is such good fun. Adding grated chalk sprinkles and a little bio glitter helps with fine motor skills and they turn out so pretty! Bake them in the mud kitchen and enjoy ☺️
You can get my book from most book shops or my website 🌿 Comment ‘mud kitchen’ and I’ll send the link to free preview pages 🍃
#mudkitchen #outdoorlearning
Jul 29
What is your favourite colour?
Comment ‘muddy colours’ if you’d like a link to this one - free for my members or a few pounds to download if you don’t want to join 🌸
They are a brand new set of mud kitchen inspiration posters! Each one features a colour (and no extra text) with loads of ideas about how to mix up a mud kitchen dish using that colour. Perfect for little ones 🍃
I hope you like this set. It took forever to make ☺️🌿
#mudkitchen #outdoorlearning #earlyyearsinspiration
Jul 26
🧱CONSTRUCTION🚧
A construction area is a brilliant way to encourage learning through play. Children can bring their ideas to life using a range of bricks, wood, tubes, planks, wheels and anything you can find to add to the area.
Benefits:
✔️Problem solving skills
✔️Critical thinking
✔️Teamwork
✔️Communication and language skills
✔️Gross and fine motor skills
✔️Early maths skills (size, shape, balance, measure, count…)
✔️Creativity
✔️Resilience
and so much more…
The signs, questions and famous buildings resources can be downloaded from my website. Comment ‘construction’ and I’ll send links over.
The foam bricks, rainbow bricks, road, hard hats and tape measures are all from @hope_earlyyears and the wheel was from @bm_stores 🌿
#outdoorlearning #eyfs
Jul 25
•LOOSE PARTS BUGS•
Collect pebbles, leaves, petals and any other loose parts. Team with our nature loose parts bugs set and inspire the children to create their own.
Comment ‘loose parts bugs’ if you’d like the link sending over.
We added eye stickers which are a great addition to this activity!
The resource includes two sets of bugs - one with eyes and a set without.
#tufftrayideas #eyfs #earlyyears
Jul 23
Make a fairy garden tub 🧚
The fairy garden signs are a sweet addition to creating your own fairy garden. We used a tub, filled it with soil and added pebbles, petals, moss and some tiny fairies (from @hope_earlyyears).
Comment ‘fairy garden’ if you’d like to download a set of the images and I’ll send the link over.
#outdoorplay #outdoorlearning
Jul 22
Welcome to my new members 🫶🏽
I’m so excited to have you join me. If you’re wanting the next academic year to count, let me help inspire your outdoor areas and learning.
The membership has 10% off using the code SUMMER10 🍃
Comment ‘member’ if you would like the link to join us 🌳
I have lots of exciting plans for the website which will be coming soon! The Autumn 1 planning is also dropping shortly 🌿
#outdoorlearning #earlyyearsoutdoor #eyfsoutdoor
Jul 19
•SAFARI MUD KITCHEN•
Continuing our wild animals theme, the safari mud kitchen recipes create a fun addition to the outdoors!
Welcome to lots of new members this week. If you’re focusing on your outdoor area, I’d love to help! The membership has 10% off using the code SUMMER10 if you’d like to join us 🌿
Comment ‘safari’ if you’d like the link to the safari cafe set. It’s free for members 💕
Our beautiful mud kitchen is from @precision.timber and lots of the utensils are from @hope_earlyyears.
#mudkitchen #outdoorlearning
Jul 16
