I often get asked how much it costs to build a nature play space. This is a very difficult question to answer as every space is so unique and each school and service want something slightly different that suits them. I have tried to compile below a list of considerations for building a nature play…
With this week in Australia being Reconciliation Week, I have been thinking about the design work I do and how I can incorporate Aboriginal Culture into what I do. Quite often I do this at consultation level with the early learning centres and schools as I work with them. Something that I have thought about…
Every space in your service or school and everything in those spaces is a depiction of your educational philosophy. In a service where the educators know, live and breath the philosophy, it will be obvious to visitors and families just by looking at the spaces, what your philosophical values and beliefs are. If your philosophy…
Something that I have learned through my time as a teacher, parent and researcher is that children will generally take a different route through a space than an adult if they have the option. They will find the alternate path, the secret path, the one that may not even be visible to the adult, but…
I watched a group of children in the park yesterday; 8 and 9 year olds. Their mother told them they had 20 minutes to play and then they would go home. Now I don’t know if 20 minutes is a long time in the mind of a child, but I thought about this and realised…
They are an essential element in nature play spaces everywhere. What is it about the humble stump that is so enticing for children? A stump is open ended magical possibilities, different in the eyes of every child. For a baby, a stump is something to bang on. It is rough in parts and smooth it…