Natural playground ideas preschool

Outdoor Classrooms provide a place for children to connect to nature. With so many areas where children are told "no" to the diverse ways they want to interact with nature, outdoor classrooms are often a "yes" place. Yes, please dig in the dirt. Yes, please dig with the log pieces. Yes, please climb on these fallen logs. I was introduced to the Nature Explore outdoor classroom concept as we developed a natural playscape at a local nature center. This research based process helped reign in…

Spring is almost here --- time to wake up from my hibernation and get these little cubs of mine outside! The warm sunshine never fails to make me want to spruce up our outdoor play spaces. We like to keep outdoor play, well, natural I suppose. So when I am planning outdoor play spaces for

Looking for some ways to create a fun area that will keep your kids outdoors? Here's some ideas I'm loving for creating outdoor playscapes on the cheap!

I turned the woods behind our house into this fun backyard playground but using the trees and stumps to build swings and other play equipment. #backyarddiy #diyplayground #backyardplayground #diybackyard

Natural playscape ideas for home. Here's how we incorporate nature play in our urban yard in our Montessori home including climbing rocks and river.

Kids outdoor play wall.

Add interest to the children's outdoor play areas with this inspiring educator compilation of simple mud kitchen and digging play spaces for children by The Empowered Educator. #mudkitchen #messyplay #outdoorplay #mudplay #sandpit #sandplay #daycareactivities

Disconnection to nature (thought to be the cause of a surge in behavioral problems) is actively being fought against with a growing interest in natural playgrounds. These outdoor play spaces foster a direct connection to Earth, water and all the other elements. By means of integrating natural elements into children’s play, this allows an organic connection to nature. Learn benefits and see some of simple examples of our natural playground at De La Madre Daycare in East Austin, TX.