Sensory Gardens
We had so much fun planting these big galvanized stock tanks with sensory plants at this Columbus, Ohio early-childhood center for young...
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Slide into Nature
Traditional play equipment can be seamlessly incorporated into natural outdoor learning environments for children. A...
Outdoor Kitchen Fun
Young children can create mud pies or wash produce from their edible garden in this outdoor kitchen. The kitchen was custom-crafted by...
Flowers on the Fairy Hut Roof
This recently-planted fairy hut green roof in the outdoor learning environment at a Columbus early-childhood center is literally...
Spring Moments by the Creekbed
The hot pink flowers on a native redbud tree and organic sculptures crafted by children from river pebbles from the creekbed take...
Holiday Fun in the Garden
We popped some tiny evergreens in the accessible and regular raised beds at this early-childhood center for the children to decorate for...
Sunlit Fall Play
Ahhhh, that soft, golden late-fall light! It’s so beautiful! We’re out in the natural outdoor play environment at this school planning...
Nature’s Patterns
This gorgeous mandala was created as a professional development exercise by staff members at an early childhood facility that embraces...
Beautiful Rhythms
We love these ‘boom drums’! The art studio and maintenance staff at this school created these from salvaged 50 gallon drums. The metallic...
Kindness
We love that the children left their carefully decorated river pebbles as a gift for others to enjoy at this natural outdoor learning...
Wild Walks
Children get to ‘walk on the wild side’ on this wheelchair-accessible path at their school. The bright-red berries of the American...
Hedgerows!
Bayberry, cup plant and switchgrass bring great texture, color, fragrance and pollinator value to this outdoor play...
Garden Music
This ‘music wall’ was developed by the art studio staff at an early-childhood school to provide multi-sensory experiences for young...
Adventures and dreams
Young children can take the wheel and steer into their own dreamy early-fall adventure in this lushly-planted natural outdoor play...
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