Early childhood educators are very familiar with the requirement to observe and understand a child’s learning and development but it…
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Reusing Tyres in Outdoor Play Spaces
Repurposing and reusing tyres in outdoor play spaces is not only fantastic for limited educator and parent budgets but also…
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Using Open Ended Materials in Outdoor Play.
Providing open ended play materials allows children the opportunity to be curious, creative and direct their own play. There are…
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Make a Recycled Plant Pot Scarecrow
As both a parent and educator I love finding ways to plan and create children’s recycling projects and our plant…
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Community Inspiration – Outdoor Play Environments
Planning and creating engaging outdoor play areas for children is one of my favourite things to do – another is…
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DIY Bath Salts – Mother’s Day Gift Fun!
I love DIY Bath Salts because they are one of the easiest gifts that children of all ages can have…
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DIY Easy Resources for Play
Creating and making your own simple DIY resources for learning can save early years educators a lot of money and it…
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Creating Paperless Child Portfolios (Includes Video!)
There are a lot of early childhood educators and early years teachers that use child portfolios as part of their…
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Make your own chalk paint!
As a parent and an early childhood educator I love to find different ways of making my own budget friendly…
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16 Ways to Recycle Plastic Bottles for Play!
If you have been throwing those empty juice, water and soft drink bottles into the bin then STOP right there…
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Make your own Birdbath!
We enjoy creating an environment that attracts birds and other wildlife to our garden and when the children told me…
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Soapy Sensory Slime
I love finding easy ways to incorporate sensory play opportunities and this easy soapy slime recipe is a favourite! It’s slimy…
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