Create an amazing outdoor art studio your creative geniuses will love.
Open wide, come outside, it's playtime! Whether you have a cute courtyard or a rolling lawn, your kiddo will love having their own backyard play space...
THESE 12 CREATIVE OUTDOOR PLAY SPACES WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO BE A KID AGAIN
Ready to launch into an unforgettable learning experience? Explore our guide on How To Make A Space Dramatic Play Area! From rocket building to astronaut training, inspire endless exploration and
Ideas, tips and photos to help you create engaging, welcoming and playful learning spaces for babies and toddlers - Download the factsheet!
This space dramatic play is full of learning through play with a space station, mission control, astronaut observations, and more!
26 Coolest Cardboard Houses for kids! Find amazing yet creative ideas how to make cardboard houses for kids. Low cost, easy to make and kids approved ideas.
A huge collection of ideas for creative outdoor play areas shared by early years educators. Try them in the backyard or daycare spaces!
Finding heavy work ideas for school and home is easy with these ideas that you can use no matter how small your space is!
This moon sand recipe is so easy to make! With only two ingredients, you'll be playing with this soft and sensory sand within minutes. Moon Sand This moon sand recipe is so much fun. The texture is soft and crumbly, but it also molds really well into different shapes. The kids thought it was the best thing ever! I've tested different kinetic sand recipes before (like this kinetic sand, this moldable play sand and this foam sand), but this one was BY FAR the best. And with only 2 ingredients it's also super easy to make. We loved how the
This resource covers information on the proprioceptive sense and includes proprioception sensory activities for kids.
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
Educators, need ideas to set up your indoor learning environments for children? Find all the inspiration you need in this blog post!
The Empowered Educator - 5 Important elements to include in your natural outdoor play space
Discover 30 enchanting backyard play areas, each offering a unique blend of fun, creativity, and learning. From DIY sandbox corners to modern play structures and cozy nooks, find inspiration to transform your outdoor space into a children's paradise. Perfect for toddlers to older kids, these ideas are budget-friendly, engaging, and safe for endless playtime.
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
Summer is finally here and I am so excited to spend some time outside making family memories. My latest Pinterest obsession has been fun and unique ideas for outdoor kid’s play areas! John Woodford loves to be outside as much as possible and I can’t wait to put some of these ideas together! I can’t
Our school has an Outdoor Learning Committee that I am a part of. We all feel very strongly that the environment where the children play outside is just as important as the environment inside our school. We have worked hard to make our playground an area where the kids can run, exercise explore and yes...learn! Outside play plays an important role in children's development! They are working gross motor muscles and getting must needed exercise. They learn how to solve problems such as when social disagreements arise. They learn empathy as they help friends who get hurt. They learn to take risks and see where their limits are and feel empowered as they take those risks and succeed. They create games and role play. They learn science concepts as they discover things in nature and learn to look closer and ask questions about what they see as they discover new things. They learn kindness as they try to save an insect in danger or nurture a plant. They are literally learning about life and life skills as they play outside, so we knew the environment needed to support that. We had an area that we were having some problems with in the middle of our asphalt area. We wanted to turn it into something all of the kids could explore and benefit from and decided to create a Barefoot Sensory Path. We came up with a design and my husband figured out how to make it so that it would be sturdy and last. Our amazing PTO gave us funds to purchase the materials and we had fun shopping at Lowes for items that would provide the sensory experiences we were hoping for. Our team came in on a Saturday and went to work. Our maintenance team had dug the area down four inches so that it would be even with the asphalt. We put down a layer of paver sand, and then the 4x4's. We glued some materials to 2x2 pieces of plywood. The sections were all 2x2. We filled the sections with paver base and tamped it solid. My son even came and helped! Here is the finished frame. Of course, we had to test it out! Here is the finished path!! We were so excited for the kids to try it! It was a huge success!! The kids absolutely loved walking on it with bare feet, crawling on it and feeling with their hands and even laying in it enjoying the warmth radiating from it from being in the sun. Another new area we created was an area to create roads, ramps, etc. using scrap wood, cars, signs and other loose parts. This lovely lady below had the vision for this area! We also added an area to really work those gross motor muscles. Mr. Doyle created a boundary to keep it all contained to one area. We filled it with stumps, logs, and large branches. The kids have created obstacle courses and love lifting these up to show how strong they are! They jump, balance and create here. They collaborate and problem solve. They use both critical and creative thinking skills. This is a great area to develop 21st Century Learning Skills as they play! For our nature lovers, we have an area with plants for them to explore and observe. Some are edible such as peppermint and fennel. We have cone flowers, milkweed, irises, sunflowers and more. This area is a great place to explore and observe insects also! Here are some other things on our playground where they can let lose and have fun! Our playground is still a work in progress! We have many more ideas that we want to implement some day! One step at a time!
This Space Station dramatic play center helps kids learn about space and engage in pretend play. It's suitable for kids in Pre-K, Preschool and
Get inspired with these 7 ways to make a simple treehouse incredible! Adventure in the woods, treetop fun, active and imaginative play... now.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...BLASTOFF! Create a Space Station dramatic play area in your pretend center! It's an easy way to embed math, literacy, science, and STEM into their play! Your students won't even know they're learning, AND they will have a blast. Kids are fascinated by space!
Personal Space: Social Story Printable & Fun Activities. Explore 21 fun personal space activities (discussion cards, role-play situations, worksheets)
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Discover kid-friendly and family-friendly outdoor spaces with these fun ideas from HGTV.com.
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
I came up with the idea for Race to the Galaxy (originally named Space Colonies) after reviewing games on the PhysEdGames YouTube channel. Since I’m a huge Sci-Fi fan, I really wanted to add a space-themed activity to my cooperative … Read More
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This townhouse only had two bedrooms, and desperately needed a dedicated workspace and playspace. Angie was struck with inspiration when she thought about all the unused space in their 2-story foyer — why not build a loft? Join Us on Pinterest: Apartment Therapy She had her husband and father-in-law build this clever, creative loft and made it into a little nook for working and playing.
Blast off into space with our fun and easy Flying Rocketship Craft for kids! With a printable Rocketship template, this space craft is perfect for kids at home and school.
Make learning fun and portable with my Crochet Planets and Solar System Play Set! Suited for all ages and all learning stages. I absolutely love making crochet toys to teach my son different science concepts like or emotional learning like with my reversible volcano and reversible cloud patterns. The reversible patterns are great because they...Read On →
If your kids love space and space-themed crafts and activities, they will love making and playing with this easy DIY galaxy playdough.
Great ideas for free preschool games! Perfect inside or outside, during circle time, at home, or to develop gross motor and critical listening skills.
In my play based classroom there are 10 essential learning areas. I cannot do without them. The provocations and resources offered in these areas change throughout the year dependent on children's interests and the curriculum intent. The placement of these 10 areas within the classroom is thoughtf
Fun STEM activity for outdoor play and makes a great science lesson! (Includes a printable rocket template).
With Oliver's recent playroom makeover, we knew we wanted a floating desk in the space. Here's how we created one for under $50 and how we've made it custom specifically for Oliver as he grows.
Over 100 FREE Printables for Kids! With everything from coloring pages and puppets, to printable activities for kids and paper dolls- this list has it all!
