katiecar Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi Katie and welcome to the forum take a look at a site called learning through landscapes sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 hi katie welcome to the forum, things like tyres and crates are great and dont cost anything. also large boxes with blankets and clothes airers for making dens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi and welcome - we started out by asking our caretaker to make a very large sand pit which children could climb into to dig etc.. he also made us some planters. We then put a request out to parents for any old scooters, bikes etc.. we had them checked for safety! This was 2 years ago and each time we have a spare bit of cash we have spent it on developing the area. We held a lot of theme days which children paid a pound to join in with i.e dress as clown day. Parents were very generous with donations when they knew what the money was funding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Welcome to the forum Katie! I reckon that a subscription to Learning Through Landscapes might be a good investment? They have tons of resources to help you wth outdoor play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 id agree with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi and welcome. Have fun in your new role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Hi there, we have a 3 tiered area outdoors now, although when I started 7 years ago there was absolultely nothing there except for weeeeeeds!. The first is beach area - very popular with the boys as it mainly consists of load of stones ( garden centre) and spades/buckets/a pulley system and wheelbarrows. The middle bit is a giant decked area which we use for mats and seating, dolls house, chatting etc And lastly we have an area which is is soft surface - and is great for everything else really. My advice is get your parents on board. I bet there willl be a few who will happily give up time and embarace the project. Skips outside B & Q are great and any one updating there garden usually has a few bits too. Good Luck xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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