{"id":4413,"date":"2020-04-21T18:54:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T18:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/?page_id=4413"},"modified":"2020-04-26T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T09:30:34","slug":"nursery-outdoor-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendnursery\/?page_id=4413","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendps\/files\/2020\/04\/Outdoors.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Outdoor Play<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Research has\u00a0 discovered that there are many benefits to children playing outdoors, here are just <strong>seven<\/strong> of the benefits:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mod\">\n<ul>\n<li>Playing outside helps children to develop their learning abilities. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Creativity. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Health. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Social skills. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Well-being. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Independence. &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Explore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The great thing about <strong>outdoor play<\/strong> is, all the play resources you need are right there, and they&#8217;re all free. Logs to leap from; sticks to turn into wands or horses; bugs to watch and birds to spot.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"RqBzHd\"><strong>Please ensure that your child follows currents follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/coronavirus-covid-19\/\">current government guidance<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0stay at home,\u00a0keep 2 metres apart\u00a0from others when outside for exercise and\u00a0wash hands often.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"RqBzHd\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">We are having some great weather just now, so below you will find 10 outdoor activities you could do safely during the Coronavirus LockDown.\u00a0 Afterwards, an adult could <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">build a fire and toast marshmallows or relax with the paddling pool and BBQ!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"di3YZe\">\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>1. Document wildlife wonders appearing this spring<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This spring, why not get the kids to observe and record all the bees, birds, bugs and other wildlife they can find in the garden or on a walk?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\">Download the iNaturalist app<\/a>\u00a0and start observing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>2. James and the Giant Peach activity sheets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-component-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field-item\">\n<p>Download and print this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestryengland.uk\/resource\/james-and-the-giant-peach-family-activity-sheets\">James and the Giant Peach family activity sheets<\/a>\u00a0to encourage a love of the great outdoors! Bursting with exciting facts and games, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a bug hotel in your garden<\/li>\n<li>Identify and find animal homes<\/li>\n<li>Glow-worm bug file<\/li>\n<li>Night-time animal log<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look high, look low and see what little beasts you can find in the garden and around your neighbourhood. Don\u2019t forget to peek under stones, in the grass, and behind rocks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3.\u00a0 Paint with water or chalk on the pavement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component-buttons component-buttons--left \">\n<div class=\"component-button \">It&#8217;s quick, easy and free and can keep young children entertained for hours<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>4. Digging for treasure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Collect together a few small objects and bury them in a sandpit or a small box filled with soil. Encourage your toddler to uncover the treasure using different tools such as spoons, spades and a colander for sieving sand.<br \/>\nWhat treasure will you find? Hide some brightly coloured toys around the garden and ask your little one to see if they can find them \u2013 make sure you remember which toys you\u2019ve hidden, and most importantly, where!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>5. Bake with Mud\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Use old pots, pans and cutlery and cook up some delicious mud cakes using mud, seasoned with flowers, stones, leaves and seeds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Outdoor Activity for Kids: Mud Kitchen\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjH-wMXhNAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>6.\u00a0<strong>Lie on the ground and look for shapes in the clouds<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"mod\">\n<div class=\"di3YZe\">\n<p>Look up and watch the clouds blowing across the sky \u2013 what shapes can you see? What stories can you tell about the shapes in the clouds?\u00a0 \u00a0Or\u00a0<strong>roll down a hill!\u00a0 <\/strong>Give it a try, it is so much fun<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>\u00a07. Hide and Seek<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>Play a traditional game of hide and seek using the natural environment. Take care to let your little one discover new hiding places then use the opportunity to practise counting together before the search begins.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>8. Go on a Bear Hunt!\u00a0 I&#8217;m not scared!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Can you\u00a0<strong>Build a Den<\/strong> to hide from the bear?\u00a0Den-building isn\u2019t just great fun \u2013 it also develops children\u2019s creative thinking, builds their confidence and offers plenty of opportunities for learning. Gather sticks together and use them to test our different structures for your den.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>9.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Hold a nature scavenger hunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>Cut out pictures (or if you\u2019re really good, draw pictures) of things to find in the garden \u2013 head outside with your toddler and use the pictures as a scavenger hunt list. Cross them off as you find them and see which is hardest to spot, you could even do some safe\u00a0<strong>Climbing <\/strong>to find things high up!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>10.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Plant something<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>Whether you used seeds, cuttings or fully grown plants moved from somewhere else in the garden, this activity will provide enjoying for months to come as you check back to monitor progress if your plants.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/mossendnursery\/?attachment_id=4663\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/mossendnursery\/uploads\/sites\/39549\/2020\/04\/26102856\/IMG_0893.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,320\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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