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The Play Cards Series

Chalk drawing, denbuilding, crazy races, islands and sharks, nature activity, rainbow road and cloud gazing – just some ideas for play in this series of Play Cards.

Part of Thrive Outdoors Make Time For Outdoor Play – 17 downloadable play card resources developed to support outdoor play during COVID-19.

01 Drawing with chalk

02 Building with twigs and sticks 

03 Mask Making

04 Den Building

05 Be a bean

06 Crazy races

07 Kangaroos and frogs

08 Islands and sharks

09 8 Steps to Heaven

10 Cups and Downs

11 Nature activity Parents Bugs

12 Nature activity Parents Birds

13 Footgolf

14 Croquet

15 Helicopter

16 Rainbow road

17 Cloud gazing

 

 

 

25.03.2019

Out to Play – creating outdoor play experiences for children: practical guidance

This document is a step-by-step guide providing practical advice on how to access outdoors spaces, including land or forest areas owned by local authorities, private landowners or national bodies (such as the Forestry Commission and Scottish Natural Heritage) to create safe, nurturing and inspiring outdoor learning experiences.

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19.04.2017

14:19 Fund Focus of Investment

This guidance was published in 2008 to coincide with the launch of the 14:19 Fund and outlines the focus of the investment.

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14.07.2020

A practitioner’s guide to hand drying

  Part of Thrive Outdoors downloadable series of resources developed to support outdoor play. Help! – How do we dry hands, kill germs and save the planet? Cleanliness of hands after washing is a priority, so how important is hand drying, in achieving clean hands? The transmission of bacteria is more likely to occur from

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