Children need more opportunities to immerse themselves in the natural environment, letting the great outdoors become their classroom and for children to be given the skills and pleasure in getting their hands dirty. We need to utilise what God and Mother Nature have given us, an inspiring tool for children to learn about the world around them, its beauty and teachings.
Why do we have too, at Christmas time, run down to the local toy shop and buy our children a store brought cubby house, when you can go to your local hardware/plant store and buy plants. Plants like bamboo or a wild and gift giving bush can be designed and arranged to give opportunities for children to create their own cubby house amongst the branches and twigs. Branches become shelves, the leaves and flowers become pretend food, the high branches become the roof and the enclosed atmosphere becomes the walls. The next day that same space can become a little child's fantasy of a dark gloomy cave or a shop, selling animals...
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