Thrive Outdoors
For a fire first timer, building a fire outdoors can be scary. There are so many things to consider that it’s not surprising some people are put off. The good news is, by following a few simple steps you too can enjoy the benefits of fire as a source of heat to get warm, a way to cook snacks, a space to sit around and enjoy staring into the flames, and last but not least to relax and maybe sing a few songs. It is also a great educational experience for children, especially if they are involved in the risk/benefit analysis.
We would love to have animals at our setting, we are just not sure where to start…
Fun activity to get warmed up before a session
Start spotting birds
Fun activity pretending to be birds to start your session
Begin exploring bugs
Art using natural materials
Making chalk drawings etc.
This is a great activity to do when children are a little tired after an energetic game.
Fun way to start your forest school session
Fun game with hoops and tennis balls
Fun game to improve fine motor skills
Begin making your first den
Using calk outdoors
Obstacles to getting outside and getting over them
Fun game to play outside
Introduction to foraging
Start your session with simple helicopter exercise
Fun activity to start your session with
Fun activity to start your sessions
Welcome to the second edition of the Loose Parts Play Toolkit. Since 2016, when it was first published under Scotland’s Play Strategy, we have seen a burgeoning of loose parts play in schools and nurseries, play, care, childminding and out of school settings. Across the country, education and play practitioners are building a body of knowledge from their experiences of facilitating play and, at the same time, managing an array of challenges that come from the introduction of loose parts
Make masks from household items
Setting up an outdoor programme
Outdoor policy for early years relating to Covid
Colour recognition in nurseries