Outdoor Play
Children love being outside and the freedom to run around to their heart’s content.
Getting outside is an important part of children’s development. Gaining confidence and awareness of their surroundings, and interacting with their environment.
I ensure that lots of time is spent outside (weather permitting!) at the local rec or down on the allotment, in addition to the trips we go on. Even in the rain a range of learning opportunities and experiences are opened up so I ensure parents provide adequate clothing for children so we never miss out.
Some of the things we will get up to our listed below but we also like to take a lot of our indoor activities outside as well and never miss an opportunity for a picnic lunch:
Getting outside is an important part of children’s development. Gaining confidence and awareness of their surroundings, and interacting with their environment.
I ensure that lots of time is spent outside (weather permitting!) at the local rec or down on the allotment, in addition to the trips we go on. Even in the rain a range of learning opportunities and experiences are opened up so I ensure parents provide adequate clothing for children so we never miss out.
Some of the things we will get up to our listed below but we also like to take a lot of our indoor activities outside as well and never miss an opportunity for a picnic lunch:
- Water Painting
- Mud Kitchen
- Building bug hotels & fairy gardens
- Scooters, Bikes and Ride-on toys
- Picnics
- Action songs and rhymes
- Ball games
- Sand and water play
- Kite flying
- ....Lots of running around and spinning in circles!