Author Archives: Stephanie

Why Have an Outdoor Classroom

A lot of children are used to spending almost all of their time in house, watching TV or playing on the computer. Outdoor classrooms are designed to get children to spend more time outdoors, in harmony with the Earth. Outdoor classrooms are places for studying integrated … Continue reading

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Sail School Shelters and Their Usage

The varied canopies and coloured sails are the perfect answer for educational authorities and schools that want to give school shelters. Universities, schools and colleges do a lot with the resourcefulness and sturdiness of school shelters, gazebos and umbrellas. Instead … Continue reading

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Playground Equipment Has Come a Long Way

Playground play equipment has evolved from the basic wooden or metal swings, see-saws and slides produced over a century ago. The playground is considered by children specialists as being the first place, where children learn social skills that are prolonged … Continue reading

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Choosing the Best Playground Surfaces for Safety

When you want to assure your child’s safety with play surfaces you first have to take into consideration the safety factor. The playground equipment has to be approved safe and it has to meet some requirements that guarantee the children … Continue reading

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Children’s Play Update Newsletter

The National Children’s Bureau has a national information service on children’s play, the CPIS which holds information on all aspects of children’s play, including play theory, research and practical guidance. This is the link to their latest Children’s Play Update … Continue reading

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Trim Trails and Their Usage

A trim trail that is made of 100% plastic that is recycled and is an excellent idea. Trustworthy companies are offering a lot of services that include the following items: • Presenting projects and videos in schools on how to … Continue reading

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Returning to childhood for a day!

My children had an INSET day last Friday, so both my husband and I had planned to have the day off to make the most of a day out at Alton Towers all together. Everything was fabulous apart from the … Continue reading

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Slip, slap, slop!!

With the warm weather being announced again, children will be wanting to spend more time outdoors during the week, as well as at week-ends. It’s all well and good playing outside and staying active and fit in the playground, but … Continue reading

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National Child Safety Week – 20th-26th June 2011

Nurseries and primary schools play a unique role in teaching children prevention messages in a fun way, so that they really learn, rather than just being able to parrot safety messages. Teaching children about concepts such as near and far, … Continue reading

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Let children be children – let them play like children too!!

Having just read a review of the book “The Mumsnet Rules”, in the FT online, www.ft.com, can I say how happy I am that this book has come out!! And could I also add: let’s allow children to play like … Continue reading

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