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🌸SPRING TUFF TRAYS RESOURCE🌼
Spring is on the way and it’s bringing plenty of excitement for the warmer weather, longer days outdoors and growing nature!
Our Spring Tuff Tray downloadable resource is packed full of open-ended activity inspiration for teachers, educators and parents who want to bring the magic of the season into their setting.
Inside you’ll find creative, nature linked ideas to use in your trays that encourage children to explore, investigate and create. From painting leaves and sensory nature play, to Hapa Zome and water play, all inspired by the changing world around them 🌼🌱
Perfect for sparking curiosity, supporting child-led learning and making meaningful links to the outdoors.
Comment ‘Spring tuff trays’ for the link to download yours or find it in the Spring/Tuff Trays section on my website. Members, as always, this is free for you. Have you seen the new Spring resources too? 🍃
Let’s welcome spring with playful possibilities and hands-on exploration!
#springisontheway #tufftrayideas #earlyyearsideas #LearningThroughPlay #NaturePlay
Feb 16
Get ready to elevate your outdoor learning experience!
I’ve saved you time and effort by creating plans for the whole of next term. The new Spring 2 planning is live on the website, featuring clickable links that take you directly to the related resources on my website (this is a new feature!).
Explore six weeks of engaging themes such as growing, Spring, minibeasts, World Book Day and Easter. All available as individual weeks or as a complete termly bundle.
Members, this is all free for you and part of your membership 🌿 If you’d like to join, there’s currently 15% off the yearly payment (ends today). Use the code FIFTEENOFF ✨
#earlyyearsoutdoors #outdoorlearning #outdoorareas #eyfsoutdoors #earlyyears
Feb 15
Excited to share that my second book is due to be released on the 2nd of July 2026. It’s full of mud kitchen ideas for your schools, forest schools, nurseries or homes and gardens!
You can preorder now from Waterstones, Amazon and plenty of other book shops ❤️ which is exciting. I only have the front cover to share with you at the moment, but will be sharing more over the next few months.
I’d love you to tag someone who loves mud kitchen play or give it a share in your stories if you can 🥰🌿
#mudkitchen #mudkitchenideas #mudkitchenfun #mudkitchencreations #earlyyears
Feb 14
The new Early Years Outdoor area planning is on the website for Spring 2. It has an exciting new feature of clickable links. Where I have stated that the planning idea links to a resource on the website, you can now click the purple ‘click here’ button and it will take you directly to the resource.
There are six weeks planned for Spring 2 with themes such as growing, minibeasts and Easter. The whole six weeks are also available as a bundle. Comment ‘outdoor planning’ if you’d like the direct link.
All of the planning and resources are included in the membership and this is the most cost effective way of accessing it all (15% off until the end of the week using code FIFTEENOFF) 💕 The planning is also available to purchase individually.
Thank you for all of the wonderful feedback about previous terms. I’m so glad you’ve found it useful!
#earlyyearsoutdoorplanning #outdoorlearning #eyfsoutdoors #teachingoutdoors #earlyyears
Feb 11
🌷MEMBERSHIP🌿
I am so thankful to my members for choosing to use my resources week after week with their little ones.
An exclusive discount of 15% off the yearly membership option is valid until the end of the week, just to say thank you. Use the code: FIFTEENOFF
There are hundreds of nature and outdoor inspired resources, activities, planning for your outdoor areas and ideas that you gain unlimited access to. Perfect for teachers, educational assistants, nurseries, childminders, home educators and forest school leaders 🌳
Without all of your support, the website wouldn’t be possible, so thank you again 💕
www.earlyyearsoutdoor.co.uk
#earlyyearseducation #outdoorlearning #forestschool #eyfs #teachingresources
Feb 10
💕NATURE HEART WANDS💕
An adorable and easy to source activity for a Valentine’s or love themed idea.
You only need two bendy sticks (dogwood or willow is perfect!) and something to tie with such as ribbon or a pipe cleaner. Pipe cleaners are easier for little hands to bend and tie compared to ribbon.
The resource is available to download on my website. Free for members! The membership has an exclusive 15% off discount for this week only using the code FIFTEENOFF, available on the yearly option or you can pay monthly.
Comment ‘heart wand’ if you’d like the link to this resource ❤️
#earlyyearsideas #outdoorlearning #naturecraft #earlyyears #eyfs
Feb 9
Early Years Content creator collaboration - paid opportunity
Do you take great photos (and videos), work with early years children and have a passion for the outdoors? If so, you’re exactly what Early Years Outdoor is looking for!
Previously, I’ve had brand reps and offered a free membership in exchange for content, but I know how precious your time and effort is and so I’d like to pay fairly for your work.
I will be taking on 2-3 content creators for a period of one month. New content creators will be taken on each month throughout the year. Within the month, I would like you to use my resources (free membership will be given if you’re not already a member), take quality photos of the setup/area, create videos of them in use (you do not need children in the videos/photos) and potentially edit reels if you feel confident doing so. There is also the opportunity to write a blog post for my website, should you wish. Also paid.
You will be paid at the end of the monthly period and I will discuss this upfront with chosen creators, working out what you can commit to.
To apply, let me know in the comments why you think you’d be good for the role.
So that I can get a feel of the style and content you create, I’d love you to tag me in a post - in the comments and tagged when posting. Ideally use one of my resources and showcase your photography/reel skills that I can look at (but this isn’t a condition as I can look at your page from the comment).
You do not need a big following, all I do ask is that your profile is set to public. If you are a brand rep for another educational resource company, I ask that you do not apply.
I can’t wait to work with some of you 💕🍃
Applications close Sunday 15th of February. Open to accounts worldwide.
#earlyyearsoutdoor #outdoorlearning #eyfs #earlyyears
Feb 7
•NATURE PANCAKE FACES•
This is a fun twist for Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday!
The nature pancakes faces are included in the downloadable resource, with blank ones too to decorate with nature or loose parts.
Would you try this?
Members, this resource is included in your membership (as are all resources on the website) or you can download as an individual resource if you don’t want to join. Comment ‘pancake faces’ if you’d like the link sending over.
#earlyyearsideas #outdoorlearning #natureplay #tufftray #eyfs
Feb 7
