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💐Design a bunch of flowers 💐
A sweet activity to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a love theme, Mother’s Day, birthdays or just to say thank you!
Use the flowers in the download or a wilted/reduced bunch to decorate the flower wrapping!
Children could give them as gifts to loved ones!
Members, the resource is included in your membership or if you don’t want to join, it’s available as a one off download on the website 🌷🌼🪻Comment ‘bunch of flowers’ if you want the link sending over 🌹
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Feb 4
💕LOVE MUD KITCHEN💕
I’ve had loads of requests for love/Valentine’s themed mud kitchen recipes, they’re already on the website along with activities, potions and more ✨ Comment ‘recipes’ and I’ll send the link over if you can’t see them.
The giant utensils in the mud kitchen are great for keeping our bodies active in the cold weather. They’re from @hope_earlyyears (discount and link is in my bio).
#mudkitchen #outdoorlearning #eyfs #earlyyears #playoutdoors
Feb 3
•Make a flower holder•
This activity is brilliant for strengthening children’s hand muscles and working on their fine motor skills.
It’s a lovely idea for a Valentine’s craft or to give for Mother’s Day! You can download the templates and signs from my website 💕 Comment ‘flower holders’ if you need the link sending over.
Use wilted bunches of flowers or ask for donations when others have finished with theirs. I also like to look in the reduced section of the supermarket and put them to use 🌸🌼
I have plenty of love/Valentine’s resources such as activities, mud kitchen recipes, potions etc… on the website if you need any in February ❤️
#naturecraft #kidsnaturecrafts #outdoorlearning #teachingresources #earlyyearsoutdoors
Feb 2
•CHINESE ZODIAC ANIMAL FOREST YOGA•
Movement, mindfulness, and a little bit of magic
This playful yoga idea brings the Chinese zodiac animals to life through imaginative poses that help children:
🌿build strength and coordination
🌳 improve focus and emotional regulation
🍃 connect with nature
🌱 boost confidence through movement
Perfect for celebrating Lunar/Chinese New Year - discuss the animals of the Zodiac and bring the story to life.
The sheet is included in the Lunar/Chinese New Year activity set. Comment ‘New year’ and I’ll send the link to it on my website, or search for it from the homepage.
#outdoorlearning #earlyyearsoutdoors #earlyyears #forestschool #earlyyearsoutdoormembership
Feb 1
Thank you for all of the kind words about the reel I shared about this setup. It’s such an easy way to display your books outdoors to ensure the front covers can be seen and are at eye level for the children.
Perfect for National Storytelling Week and World Book Day.
The Spring 2 outdoor area planning is nearly finalised and it has an exciting new feature! There will be a week focused on World Book Day too, so keep an eye out for it all landing on the website 🍃
The code JANUARY which gives 10% off the yearly payment option of the membership ends very soon. Be quick if you’d like to use it ✨
#earlyyearsoutdoor #outdoorlearning #eyfsoutdoors #earlyyearsoutdoors #teacher
Jan 29
It’s National Storytelling Week next week and World Book Day is coming soon. I’ve shared how I set up an outdoor space for children to immerse themselves in nature and enjoy reading books or retell stories.
Items I have used:
✔️ mat
✔️ giant beanbag
✔️piece of rope
✔️books
✔️story maps
✔️activity
If you don’t have trees, you can tie rope to a fence, two posts or between any two spaces.
The story maps and activities are on my website to download.
The mat and beanbag are from @hope_earlyyears 🌿
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Jan 28
•LUNAR NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES•
Mud painting is included in the Lunar/Chinese New Year activity set. Low cost and easy to set up outdoors.
For the resource link, comment ‘Lunar New Year’ and I’ll send the link to it on my website. Or search in the topic folder.
#outdoorlearning #tufftray #eyfs #earlyyears #tufftrayideas
Jan 27
The playdough resource is one of the most downloaded on my website. It’s full of nature inspired ideas to make the most of playdough with your little ones including recipes, vocabulary logs and printable sheets.
The planting playdough is one of my favourites!
Comment ‘nature playdough’ if you’d like the resource link or search for it on my website.
There are so many benefits to using playdough in the early years such as developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, sensory experiences and more…
Do you love playdough?
#earlyyearsoutdoor #sensoryplay #natureactivities #eyfs #earlyyears
Jan 24
