With the winter solstice just around the corner, being outdoors in Early Years settings takes on a new layer of importance for young children. It might be harder to be outdoors for lengthy periods of time, but it also might now be even more important for their wellbeing and healthy development. In November, the Early …
Just like us, Muddy Faces wants to share the passion for outdoor play and learning, and is driven by a desire to help anyone seeking to provide all children with more time and stronger experiences outdoors. So they are really excited to announce the launch of their brand new online magazine ‘The Outdoor Practitioner‘ – and …
There’s no such thing as bad weather… only your attitude to it. Read More »
Early Childhood Outdoors is always looking to collaborate with others who share the mission for all children to spend more and better quality time in the outdoors with nature, and we recognise a strong idea for doing this when we see one: “During a meeting early in lockdown volunteer directors at the Forest School Association (FSA) were …
The current situation with most children staying at home has caused many a personal reflection on how we have been living our lives, what actually matters to us and what children really need for on-going wellbeing and healthy development. And of course this has also sparked many a thought for how we might find and …
Mainstreaming learning outdoors as part of our new normal Read More »
Building on the great success of our little booklet Making a Mud Kitchen, each year Liz Edwards and I collaborate in producing a freely available resource (funded by Muddyfaces) to support our shared vision and goal of more children thriving outdoors, more often and for longer, benefiting from richer and more meaningful environments offering authentic, …
There is a growing trend that should be celebrated – going barefoot. Little Barn Owls in Horsham have a barefoot project, Prince George was pictured joyfully paddling barefoot in a stream at the Chelsea Flower show and it is just as good for adults too, as this article in Scientific American shows. The flat rubber-surfaced conception of …
Is Being Barefoot in the Early Years Catching On? Read More »
