Category: Great Outdoors

1. Nature Play Outdoors

   Posted on 12:00pm Thursday 1st Oct 2020

   Nature Play Outdoors 

    

   Written by Sheila O’Reilly

   www.instagram.com/rascals_and_rainbows

    

   Outdoor play is such an important part of childhood and there is nothing my girls love more than getting outside to play and explore.

   Playing outdoors gives children the opportunity to exercise, develop stamina, strengthen gross motor muscles, takes risks, appreciate nature and much more.

    

   We have definitely acquired a new found appreciation of simple nature play since the arrival of Covid-19 and Lockdown in March. Much more time has been spent playing in parks and forests through Spring, Summer and now into Autumn this year and we have enjoyed observing the seasonal changes too.

    

   

    

    

2. Exploring Seeds

   Posted on 7:00am Thursday 24th Sep 2020

   Exploring Seeds

    

   This week we've been exploring seeds and obviously that meant we could select a few of our lovely Wooden Play Den resources to accompany our topic! 

    

   

    

3. Den Kit - The Natural Fabric Art Kit

   Posted on 3:00pm Thursday 20th Aug 2020

   The Natural Fabric Art Kit

   When we saw the most recent additions to The Den Kit Co products we loved them instantly and knew we just had to try them out. We previously hadn't had anything prior from this brand so we were really hoping once the kit arrived it was as much fun as it looked! We chose the natural fabric art kit and it did not disappoint!

    

   

    

4. Outdoor Maths Play

   Posted on 8:00pm Tuesday 26th May 2020

   Outdoor Maths Play

    

   By Sheila O’Reilly

   Instagram: @rascals_and_rainbows

   8 weeks into Lockdown and Home Learning is still going strong (fuelled by copious amounts of coffee for mummy and some sweet treats for my little rascals!). It’s definitely a more successful experience when learning is activity-based and lots of fun. 
   
   

   

5. Imaginative ideas for outdoor play

   Posted on 7:20pm Sunday 3rd May 2020

   Imaginative ideas for outdoor play

   Of course, there is a great selection of traditional toys to play with outside, and don’t get me wrong we love these toys, bats and balls are enjoyed massively by us. There are also the toys given to us by nature, sticks, puddles, stones waves and more - we love all of these. But one of my favourite things as a parent is to watch imagination develop, see magical worlds created, and listen to narrative dreamt up by my son.

   

6. Let's Get Outside

   Posted on 8:00pm Wednesday 23rd Oct 2019

   Let’s Get Outside!

   At this time of year it’s fun to think cosy thoughts of hot chocolate and comfort food, snuggling up under chunky blankets for family nights in together. But it’s actually the most spectacullar time of the year to get out into nature. There’s so much to spark a child’s interest and imagination, from the spectacular changing colours on our trees, to the bounty of the autumn harvest with its vibrant red berries, shiny brown conkers and exciting fungi. One of my favourite questions to put to my kids at this time of year is “What colour are trees?”, seeing the truth dawn on their little faces as they tell me “green” but actually notice the many colours all around them!