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Happy International Mud Day!
Happy International Mud Day!
  • outdoor furniture
June 24, 2024

Happy International Mud Day!

International Mud Day! Get outside, get dirty and play and learn.
Beyond Climbers and Slides: Embracing Loose Parts Play with Outlast Outdoor Resources
Beyond Climbers and Slides: Embracing Loose Parts Play with Outlast Outdoor Resources
  • block play
July 25, 2023

Beyond Climbers and Slides: Embracing Loose Parts Play with Outlast Outdoor Resources

Research from Vancouver shows that children don’t play on climbers and other fixed play equipment...
Rot Rules: Planning a natural outdoor Classroom or play yard
Rot Rules: Planning a natural outdoor Classroom or play yard
  • outdoor furniture
July 10, 2023

Rot Rules: Planning a natural outdoor Classroom or play yard

Incorporating logs and stumps inspires, as they create thriving ecosystems. Untreated wood has its limits...
Case Study - Markham EarlyON Centre
Case Study - Markham EarlyON Centre
  • case studies
May 18, 2023

Case Study - Markham EarlyON Centre

This EarlyOn centre serves a variety of ages from infant to preschool. They needed versatile...
3 Quick Transformations of Tarmac into an Outdoor classroom
3 Quick Transformations of Tarmac into an Outdoor classroom
  • child care
October 15, 2020

3 Quick Transformations of Tarmac into an Outdoor classroom

The health, educational and developmental benefits of open-air learning have been prompting early years classrooms...
Outdoor Classrooms, Blocks and the Sliver Dilemma
Outdoor Classrooms, Blocks and the Sliver Dilemma
  • outdoor furniture
May 31, 2018

Outdoor Classrooms, Blocks and the Sliver Dilemma

For an outdoor classroom, real world and/or natural materials like milk crates, logs, sticks and...
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