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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 ✨
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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?
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Jan 24
Lunar/Chinese New Year mud kitchen recipes, activities and resources are on the website to help you celebrate.
This year is the Year of the Horse.
If you’d like the link to the Lunar New Year resources, comment ‘Lunar New Year’ and I’ll send it over. Or you can find them in the topics folder.
#earlyyearsoutdoor #mudkitchen #tufftray #outdoorlearning #eyfs
Jan 24
How to make icy wands…
This is part of the Winter activity set ❄️ You only need a little nature, silicone cupcake cases, sticks and water!
Welcome to my new members this week. Hundreds of nature and outdoor inspired resources are included along with the new outdoor area planning. I hope you’re enjoying having access to all of the resources 💕
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Jan 22
Extend your bird themed play into the mud kitchen. Mix up some muddy bird creations and have fun exploring with different textures 🤎
I can’t thank you all enough for downloading the bird resources from my website. I’m so glad you like them! If you’d like a link to the bird mud kitchen recipes in this post, comment ‘bird recipes’ and I’ll send them over. You can find more in my bird category under ‘topics’.
The gorgeous utensils, teapots and stone birds are from @hope_earlyyears.
The mud kitchen is from the fabulous @precision.timber 🍃
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Jan 20
•HUNGRY BIRDS•
Fill the birds tummies with some tasty treats…
Print the images, add some loose parts or nature items and fill the birds up! A great one for subitising, 1:1 correspondence, spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination and problem solving.
The resource is available on my website. Comment ‘hungry birds’ if you want the link or look in the bird category under resources 🐦⬛
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Jan 18
