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24/09/2026

Let’s take large scale mark making outdoors! 🌿

Simply roll out paper or use an old sheet or cardboard box.

Set up paints and brushes

Making large marks will develop your child’s shoulder pivot, balance and coordination to crouch down,stretching the body to reach across the paper.

Such a seemingly simple activity which supports your child’s physical development too.

👉 Share this idea to inspire a friend to get outdoors and play too!

Keep it simple 😊

23/09/2026

No mud kitchen is complete without it! Muddy play 😆

A seemingly simple ‘ingredient’ but it offers your child many opportunities to play, explore and experiment. Adding water changes the thick soil to a smooth texture.

Getting your little one’s hands ‘dirty’ has health benefits too. Research shows it can help boost our children’s immune system.

What does your child enjoy exploring in the mud kitchen? Are they muddy hands on too? (Like my children 😆) Comment below 👇

🍁 Autumn Equinox 🍁Autumn is officially here! We’ve had such a busy start to the autumn term with lots of fun exploring n...
22/09/2026

🍁 Autumn Equinox 🍁

Autumn is officially here! We’ve had such a busy start to the autumn term with lots of fun exploring nature and signs of autumn outdoors in the beautiful Sydenham Garden and Beckenham Place Park

Is it just me or do you find yourself eager to collect and play with autumn ‘treasures’ 😆🍁

Simple activities which require very little preparation but offer your child lots of ways to explore nature and supports their development

🍁 - simply go on a walk under trees and explore the fallen leaves on the ground. Can you name the type of tree it is from?

🖐️ - collect fallen treasures on the ground. A great way to explore textures too from a shiny smooth conker to a bumpy pinecone.

👑 - make an autumn nature crown. Simply add double sided sticky tape to a long piece of card and add fallen treasures such as leaves, feathers and fallen petals.

🌈 - make an autumn colour stick. Wrap coloured wool around a stick. Then explore finding the colours out in nature.

👉 What is your favourite autumn activity? 🍁🍂 Let’s share our ideas to inspire other parents and educators 😊

18/09/2026

Spend family time this weekend outdoors connecting with nature 🍂

Is it just me or do you marvel at trees too? How a tiny acorn becomes a mighty oak… 🌳

This can be as simple as going for a walk under the trees in your local green space. Look at the leaves starting to fall to the ground and the seeds.

Talk about the different shapes, sizes and colours. This supports your child’s language and mathematical development too.

Autumn is on its way! 🍁🍂

17/09/2026

🍁 Make an Autumn Nature Crown 🍁

Autumn is coming! 🍂🍁

You will need:

- strip of card (long enough to fit around your child’s head)
- double sided sticky tape (place a strip along the middle of the card. Use an extra piece to fit the crown at the end)
- colouring pens or crayons 🌈
- autumn leaves 🍂

1️⃣ First go on a walk with your child outdoors in nature under the trees and collect fallen autumn leaves 🍂

2️⃣ Invite your child to use the coloured pens/crayons to draw. Very young children may simply explore making marks (this is part of development)

3️⃣ Slowly peel back the tape (tip - take it slow and gradually open when needed) and put the leaves along the line.

4️⃣ Affix the crown together by adding tape to one edge after trying it on your child’s head.

5️⃣ Wear your leaf crown 😊👑🍂

👉Follow for more nature craft ideas and inspiration. 🌿✨

🍂🍁 What is your favourite outdoor activity in autumn?

13/09/2026

🦋 Science STEM Outdoors 🦋

You will need:
⚪️ coffee filter paper
🌈 felt pens (washable)
💧water (we used a pipette too)
🦋 cut the wing shape and tape to a stick

Go on a walk with your child and look for butterflies 🦋

Talk about:
What you can see, the colour of the wings and watch how it moves

Can you identify the different types of butterflies?

Set out the felt pens (they must be washable) and invite your child to make marks. Dots, lines, swirls on the paper.

Then explain that you are going to add drops of water. As the colours begin to swirl and change with the water. Talk about what you can see. This process is called chromatography.

Once dry, fold in half and cut a wing shape. Open up and attach to a stick. Butterfly play too!

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Watch this space - autumn nature play pack coming soon! To be first to hear about it comment AUTUMN and I’ll send you a DM 😊🍂

Let’s get more families outdoors to play and connect with nature. 🙌🌿

12/09/2026

As a parent, life is busy! This is a reminder that to support your child’s connection with nature. Simply get outdoors and slow down the pace.

Open your eyes to what you can hear, feel, smell and see around you. The natural world is tactile and multi sensory.

Perhaps you’ll find a moment like this… on a walk and spot a HUGE fungi on a half felled tree. (Is it just me - or are you fascinated by fungi too?)

👉 Follow for more outdoor play ideas and tips

Let’s get more families outdoors to play and connect with nature. 🙌🍂

11/09/2026

🍁 Autumn Leaf Painting 🍁

This is a super simple outdoor activity.

You will need:
🍁 leaves
🎨 poster paints (washable)
🖌️ brushes (ideally of different thickness)
🗞️ a roll of paper

Go on a walk with your child and collect fallen leaves 🍂

Talk about:
The different shapes, colours and size of the different leaves 🍂

Can you identify the different types of trees by looking at the leaves? 🍁

Set out the paints, paper and brushes outdoors and model to your child painting, printing and mark making using the leaves. This is an activity which invites your child to explore mark making, developing their fine motor control with holding the brushes and building their vocabulary.

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Autumn Term sessions are filling up - comment BOOK and I’ll send you the link to join us on:

Mondays 10am - 11.30am

Wednesdays 10am - 11.15am

Let’s get more families outdoors to play and connect with nature. 🙌🌿

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