{"id":262,"date":"2025-10-15T17:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/meadowburnnursery\/?p=262"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:49:25","slug":"stem-play-and-learning-its-not-a-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/meadowburnnursery\/2025\/10\/15\/stem-play-and-learning-its-not-a-box\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM play and learning &#8211; &#8220;Its not a box&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-263\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-263 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173417\/IMG_E41731-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173417\/IMG_E41731-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173417\/IMG_E41731-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173417\/IMG_E41731.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building a bridge from blocks &#8211; adults encouraged freedom of space in the room to develop creativity and design skills<span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-265\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-265 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/meadowburnnursery\/uploads\/sites\/3844\/2025\/10\/15173552\/IMG_41531-scaled-e1760546327751.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Responsive play and learning inspired other children to build a bridge from cardboard boxes &#8211; 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