Here are some wonderful free and low-cost resources to help children get outdoors, explore, and grow through play! 🌿 Perfect for parents, early childhood educators, and nature mentors, these handy guides offer inspiration for those moments when you need a little boost for creative play and connection.
Most of these resources are yours for free — and all are ready for you to download and enjoy!
STICK PLAY SURVIVAL GUIDE!
A free guide to support your stick play in nature, because no matter what you try – they WILL play with sticks! Let’s embrace it and all the benefits that go with it. Inside you’ll find a sample risk assessment, suggestions for stick play and a discussion of the benefits for sticks in early childhood nature play.
STICK CHALLENGE CARDS
Once you’ve given yourself permission to play with the sticks – are you wondering what to do with them? No worries! Here’s a set of challenge cards for stick play to encourage creativity as well as some early maths concepts.
Download and print at home the full card set for $15
NATURE JOURNAL CARDS
For children aged 5 and older, these cards provide some creative prompts for you nature journaling. Use in your groups or one on one with your child as you journal together. Download and print at home the full card set for $15
A HEALING STORY FOR STORMY WEATHER
Storms are a part of our lifestyle in QLD, but they can still be scary! Download our free healing story and guide for supporting children’s emotional resilience during wild weather. Use our sweet little story and guide to therapeutic storytelling for comfort and connection while the rain falls outside.
TICK INFORMATION GUIDE
We’ve put together this fact check on ticks for you. Our free guide provides tips for parents on how to prevent and treat tick bites while enjoying nature play with your children. These tips are followed by our staff and families at Birdwings Forest School.
TOP TIPS FOR TODDLERS!
Begin your journey into outdoor toddler play with our complimentary ten tips for outdoor toddler play guide. These tried and true playful suggestions are perfect for helping your children on the path to independent nature play.