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Loose Parts Nature Play

Dec 7, 2019

Our relationships with other-than-human beings can have a profoundly positive impact on our health, our spirit, and our sense of inclusiveness in the world.

--Richard Louv

 

Play is a form of enchantment, bringing us out of ourselves and offering a deeper understanding of another creature, an expanded experience, and,...


Nov 23, 2019

Intaking Loose Parts

  1. Ask! Be specific. Advertise.
  2. Designate a collecting place.
  3. Inspect for safety hazards and applicability.
  4. Clean.
  5. Sort.
  6. Containerize. Make it visual.
  7. Store.
  8. Rotate.
  9. Consider your maintenance plan.

We believe that every child knows how to play, and needs only time, space, opportunity and maybe a...


Nov 8, 2019

"Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life."

John Muir

 

 First...


Oct 27, 2019

Scrapstore Playpod

https://youtu.be/nqi1KyJJeKg

 

More natural options from Evergreen Canada:

https://youtu.be/MDl5T51zhh0

 

Temporary and Mobile Nature Play options:

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/nature-play-fun-creating-temporary-and-mobile-nature-play-spaces

 

Outdoor Classrooms:


Oct 11, 2019

The First Days of School (Wong and Wong):

https://amzn.to/35pa0cW

 

Fabrics in an Outdoor Classroom Podcast Episode (Gull—that’s me!):

http://loosepartsnatureplay.libsyn.com/fabric-as-a-loose-part-den-making

 

Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens: The Handbook for Outdoor Learning (David Sobel):