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Preschool Playground Helpers
Inside the preschool classroom, teachers often assign classroom helpers to assist in the daily activities of the classroom. Such jobs may include line leader, line caboose, breakfast helper, lunch helper, snack helper, toy detective, meteorologist, electrician (to turn the lights … READ MORE
Jump, Hop, and Rock!
Jump, hop, and rock on the preschool playground with natural playscape products like Tree Cookies, Stepping Stumps, and Stepping Boulders. Children develop balance, agility, body awareness, and gross motor skills as they travel from cookie to cookie, stump to stump, … READ MORE
Happy Thanksgiving!
Looking for a fun activity to do in the children’s outdoor play area to celebrate Thanksgiving? Try making a Thanksgiving table centerpiece with objects found outdoors in a natural playscape. Fill a basket with the natural items or purchase a … READ MORE
Benefits of Natural Playscapes
Studies have been popping up all over about the benefits of interacting with nature. In 2008, research at the University of Michigan showed that after an hour spent in nature, people’s memory abilities and attention spans improved by 20%. At … READ MORE
Introducing a New Product: The Magnetic Board
We would like to introduce our new outdoor learning equipment – the Magnetic Board is a fun way to include some science exploration on the preschool playground. We include magnetic gears which the children can place together and by turning … READ MORE
Outdoor Halloween Activities
Tomorrow is Halloween. What a great time for outdoor play! Try these outdoor Halloween activities with your family. 1. Draw faces on pumpkins with paints or markers (use dry erase markers and draw faces over and over again). 2. Practice … READ MORE
Woodworking with Pumpkins?
Would you like to introduce woodworking into your preschool’s curriculum? Woodworking is a great way for children to learn about math, construction, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. The perfect time to introduce woodworking outdoors on the natural preschool playground … READ MORE
Build-A-Creek, Part 1
One of our newest products, the Build-A-Creek is a kit that comes with all the materials you need to make your own creek for your natural playscape. In addition to all materials, we supply directions describing how the children can … READ MORE
How to Make a Nature Viewing Window
Making a Nature Viewing Window is a simple way for your children to take a closer look at nature. Fold a piece of paper in half and cut out a shape (in the pictures below everyone chose a rectangle, but … READ MORE
Teaching the Subject Areas Through Outdoor Play
Math – Children practice math skills when counting rocks, making patterns with leaves, weighing how heavy a stone is, and sorting other natural materials into groups. Science – Children explore with science when growing plants, observing insects, dropping a ball … READ MORE
