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Welcome to the Nature Play SA Blog and thanks for stopping by. Our team along with a range of childhood development experts, leaders in education, practitioners, creatives and families will be sharing various insights into outdoor learning, childhood, places to go for adventure, ideas + inspiration, local flora + fauna, nature + wellbeing, and stories from, and about, the Nature Play SA Team. We hope you gain a better insight into who we are as a team and what we stand for.

02 Dec 9 weird and wonderful things to find on the shoreline – By Jason Tyndall

Have you ever strolled along the beach and thought, 'what on earth is that?' I certainly do (often when I’m with...

23 Oct Peak Moments – By Maria Taylor, Nature Play SA Education Manager

“It’s full of knots. Keeps falling apart. I can’t fly it.” It’s lunchtime, and Mark* has been trying to fly a...

13 May Rising from COVID-19 – By Sarah Sutter, CEO Nature Play SA

It’s the roller coaster ride we will never forget. The last few months of COVID-19 have seen some incredible scary turns...

23 Apr 3 easy ways to DIY seedling pots – By Claire Lock

Use simple everyday materials to enjoy slow time as a family, whilst sowing the beginnings - or new additions -...

23 Mar 8 Tips for home-schooling during Coronavirus – By Claire Lock

Mother and environmental communicator, Claire Lock, shares her family’s first steps into voluntarily home schooling as Coronavirus unfolds. It was late last...

20 Mar Nature Weaving – By Claire Lock

The ancient art of weaving has seen a modern resurgence as an accessible and meditative pastime for little folk, mamas...

07 Mar Reflections on International Women’s Day – By Sarah Sutter, CEO Nature Play SA

If I’m being honest, it saddens me that we celebrate International Women’s Day because shouldn’t women just be equal? As women,...

Image of young bot sitting alone in expansive forest reading a book

26 Feb Mental health and the calming refrains of nature – By Jason Tyndall, Nature Play SA Manager

The rise in mental health statistics in Australia, for both adults and children, is alarming and indicates a need for...

05 Feb The outdoors: future stomping grounds of innovation in education? – Maria Taylor, Nature Play SA Manager Education

I cut my teeth as a graduate teacher on the West Coast of South Australia, where my classroom (almost) overlooked...

14 Jan Handmade Mixed Berry Coconut Ice Cream Blocks – By Larena Siti

It’s that time of year where the days get warmer and the calendar starts to fill with endless opportunities for outdoor activities. Spending time...