19/08/2026
When play has no set outcome, children get to decide what happens next. 🧱🐾
Our outdoor space became a building site last week as the children used large blocks to create homes for their animals - testing ideas, moving pieces, balancing structures and changing their designs as they went.
Through this kind of open-ended play, children are doing far more than building. They’re strengthening gross motor skills, exploring balance and spatial awareness, problem-solving when something doesn’t quite work and using their imagination to bring their own ideas to life.
There’s no “right” way to build a home, and that’s exactly the point 🌿
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