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Children collaborating on a wooden block structure outdoors with one child taking notes.
Article
The state of play
Paul Lindley's article highlights the urgent need to restore play to children's lives, drawing on the wider debate sparked by Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation. Paul calls for a new national play strategy, emphasising how play is…
A nursery-aged girl climbing among tree branches, immersed in nature.
Article
A Real Childhood
What does a real childhood look like in today’s world? For Mandy Richardson, it’s one filled with mud, adventure, and meaningful moments in nature. In this article, she shares how Naturally Learning Nurseries embrace the outdoors to…
Children running through a forest.
Article
Skipping through life
Skipping may seem like just a fun and playful activity, but it holds surprising benefits for children's physical health, brain development, and overall wellbeing. In this article, Ben Kingston-Hughes explores the instinctive power of play,…
Ruth Moyler with interplaylands
Article
Bringing learning to life with Interplaylands
Reluctant writers become confident. Non-verbal children talk. What is it about Interplaylands that sparks learning in children who find it the most difficult?
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Article
Promoting movement, provoking learning
Discover why early physical development is crucial and learn how to identify and support children who may be falling behind in essential motor skills.
A boy and girl peek through an Outlast block construction
Case study
Child development with Outlast
How can Outlast Furniture support a rich, play-based outdoor learning environment?
Several children are running over a lawn with streamers
Article
Get kids moving
Play is the way kids wring out their brains, for resetting and relaxing their focus so their brains are more alert when it is time to go back to the desk. It is play that helps kids build strengths and motor patterns and that helps develop…
Children play on outlast blocks
Video
Introducing Outlast blocks
Wooden playthings that last forever outdoors
Five year old girl playing on Nursery gym
Training resource
The Nursery gym in action at Pen Green
Used for staff training, this classic video teaches about the importance of physical activity and positive risk-taking for young children.
A child playing in the nursery gym
Video
The Nursery gym in action at Pen Green
This video highlights the importance of physical activity and positive risk-taking for young children.
Children playing outdoors
Article
Outdoor play for children
Outdoor play also enables children to enjoy the natural environment and learn to seek out exercise, fresh air, and activity.