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(A Social Enterprise by Playground Ideas) Only 6 months after launching the full size Nüdel Kart to educators, we have fast tracked the Nüdel Kart Mini so your kids can have just as much fun at home with loose parts play. (And possibly provide you, the parents and carers, with some much needed relief!) The […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson The period from birth to primary school is arguably the most important learning stage of a child’s life. Children are extremely curious and adventurous. They love learning about the world, how it all works, and their place in the world. Early childhood education is about the holistic development of all facets of […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson All of these questions are from Children as the result of play • Why do people want things they don’t need? • How can I make a machine that sucks all the rubbish off the earth? • Do people in the bushfires need company? • Is everything we know proved by science? […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson “Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.’ I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!” ― Lewis Carroll This blog […]
Read moreThat’s right, 6 months after launching the full size Nüdel Kart to schools and other child based organisations, we have fast tracked the Nüdel Kart Mini so your kids can have just as much fun at home with loose parts play. (And possibly provide you, the parents and carers, with some much needed relief!) The […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson Luckily, Creativity, Curiosity and Imagination are innate. However, these skills and dispositions, so highly regarded in preschools, are often neglected as children grow older. Teachers often complain about a crowded curriculum and therefore, in practice, the basics get priority. Play and other contexts for developing these skills and dispositions are the poor […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson A net is a veil, a stick is a crutch for an injured soldier… today that is. Tomorrow… who knows? The loose parts available during play provide students with limitless possibilities for invigorating play, stimulating imaginations and enhancing curiosity. In short, loose parts play kits can be used during play to learn […]
Read moreIn our last post, we looked at some of our simplest, cheapest playground elements that fit together to create a unique playground that would fit within a school or pre-school ground. But sometimes, we just don’t have the space to create those kinds of structures or designs. Enter Loose Parts and the plethora of possibilities […]
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