Natural Play Areas and How to Build Them

Transform your play area with these environmentally friendly DIY projects for the Early Years!This one-of-a-kind book contains everything you need to build exciting, sustainable outdoor play spaces that can be adapted for any Early Years setting, big or small. There are ideas for permanent structures as well as smaller-scale projects that children can help build, and all the designs use reclaimed materials such as wooden pallets and tyres. Authors Alistair Bryce-Clegg and Oliver Wotherspoon are experts in Early Years play and have been instrumental in designing some of the very best outdoor play settings.

With their helpful illustrations, full-colour photographs, step-by-step instructions and advice on how the play spaces link to the EYFS Framework and support early learning, you don't need to be a DIY expert to build these simple and effective natural play areas. This fabulous book even includes ideas that parents may be tempted to try at home!