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Butterfly Symmetry Nature Art
This post is part of the Outdoor Maths series by regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature. My 6-year-old son adores butterflies. We recently spent time getting up close and personal with...
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11 Fun Ways to Encourage Your Kids to Play Outdoors
In this guest post Amber Greene of Happy Crafty Family shares some of her family’s favourite ways to play outdoors! I’ve been a mum for almost 20 years and I’ve been a kindergarten teacher for decades...
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Small World Play: Magical Gnome Garden
Hello, I am Renee from Adventures at Home with Mum. I am passionate about children learning through play, especially outdoor play and imaginative pretend play, and if you are a regular around this...
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Planning an Outdoor Play Date With Your Child
In this post regular contributor Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature shares ideas for enjoying an outdoor play date with your kids. My kids are always up for a good play date. Granted, most of these dates...
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Gross Motor Activities in Nature + Printable Scavenger Hunt
In this guest post Anastasia of Montessori Nature shares some great ideas for getting children outdoors and active in nature to develop gross motor skills. Our casual, frequent walks in nature provide...
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6 Fun Parchute Games for Kids
As a teacher, I have seen first hand how much children love parachute play and both my girls have been fortunate to enjoy playing with parachutes at playgroup, kindy gym and school PE class. They love...
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Outdoor Activities: 20 Ways to Play with Sticks
Today Debi of Go Explore Nature shares 20 super simple ways to play, create and explore with one of the oldest toys in the world – the humble stick! When it comes to childhood toys, more often than...
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BIG Art for Kids on a Dollar Store ‘Canvas’
Take one sunny day, three children who LOVE painting and one BIG improvised canvas from the dollar store and what do you have? Lots of fun creating BIG art! This project is great for toddlers and...
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Go Outside and Be
In this post Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature reminds us of the importance of regular quiet time spent outdoors – time to just be. It’s no secret that life as a parent today is busy. In most cases, it’s...
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5 Nature Inspired Christmas Projects
In this post regular contributor, Debi Huang of Go Explore Nature shares five fabulous nature inspired Christmas projects. If your family is like mine, the holidays are filled with family traditions....
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101 Things To Do Outdoors: A Fun Printable Poster
With the sun shining on the southern hemisphere and school holidays starting soon, I asked my good friend Kate of Picklebums to cast her designer eye over my 101 Ways to Play Outdoors poster to give it...
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Games for Kids: How to Play Red Light, Green Light
Red Light, Green Light is a great game for getting kids moving, encouraging children to listen and respond and requiring them to stay alert and be controlled in their movements. While many children...
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Fun Summer Activities for Kids
Yikes it’s hot right now on the sunny side of the world! Today we welcome Lauren of Teacher Types to the Childhood 101 team with a fabulous collection of summer play ideas. Ice blocks, sprinklers, sand...
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Alphabet Games: ABC Water Play Park
Today we welcome our newest contributor, Jodie of Growing Book by Book, with a fabulous idea for combining water play with the alphabet! My 2 and 4 year-old boys love to play in the water. They are...
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Gardening with Kids: A Review of The Garden Classroom
Blogging has been such an exciting adventure for me (wow, can you believe I have been doing this for 6 years now!) and along the way I have made some wonderful online friends, including NurtureStore...
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50+ Nature Inspired Play & Learning Ideas
Did you know April 22nd is Earth Day? Earth Day provides the perfect opportunity to talk to our children about the natural environment and their place within it. The more children spend time outdoors,...
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50+ Awesome Staycation Vacation Activity Ideas for Kids
We are on countdown to our mid year break and the change of pace will be sooooooo welcome when it arrives! Whilst I love my children to have lots of free time to just play and make their own fun I also...
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8 Quick-to-Prepare Classic Play Ideas for Preschoolers
One thing I keep reminding myself is that my 3 year old doesn’t need difficult or complicated play ideas. She’s 3 and it’s the simple, classic play ideas that she likes best! So today I am sharing...
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Family Game Night: Jenga with a Twist!
At seven years of age Immy is all of a sudden all about board games and card games and family game time! So we recently introduced her to the game Jenga but not before I hacked it for a bit of extra...
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5 Nature Play Outings Kids Will Love
Today Caprice of Perth Kidz joins us to share five great nature play outings that your kids will love…with hand-picked suggestions that Perth-based families will love. 1. Visit a nature based...
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