Affordable Settings and Elements: Ideas for Cost Effective Solutions
With a few easy-to-find materials and willing volunteers, many settings and elements can be created to greatly improve children's spaces.
Outdoor play involves children engaging in physical activities and exploration in outdoor environments. These resources highlight the importance of playing outside and its impact on children's growth and development. Find strategies for creating safe and stimulating outdoor spaces to maximize children’s learning.
Learn how to incorporate interaction and connection to the natural world through nature-based learning.
With a few easy-to-find materials and willing volunteers, many settings and elements can be created to greatly improve children's spaces.
By incorporating these 10 tips, you will create a beautiful and welcoming atmosphere for family and community members, and educators to enjoy their time outdoors and to be active participants in the play space.
This tool helps to identify the strengths and needs of an existing play space and serves as a basis for setting priorities and planning enhancements and improvements.