Outdoor play is key Everyone loves the great outdoors. Children love playing in nature’s playground. They love gloriously muddy outdoor adventures. They love to explore further than the eye can see. They love to discover wildlife as they go. Connecting with nature is key to creativity and curiosity. Website 50+ Ways Outdoor Education Can Help […]
At Jump Up Outdoors there is a hill. The Hill is the quickest but not the easiest path to our play area and to the ovals and paddocks where we venture to explore. The Hill is steep, has loose dirt coupled with patches of long grass. Over time, the grass on The Hill has been […]
The Gold Coast is known for its beaches and theme parks, but it has so much more to offer! We’ve put together 10 things you can do on the Gold Coast with the whole family. Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre is located in Burleigh and is the Gold Coast’s only dedicated Aboriginal […]
Berrinba East State School is a school of 450 students situated in Logan Central. The school has a diverse cultural background with 40% of students speaking English as an additional language. Additionally, upon school entry, over 50% of students were identified as being developmentally vulnerable in the area of oral language. The limited language skills […]
From small things big things grow. Nature Play QLD supporting and inspiring change in the community. A small seed was planted for me back in early 2013, although at the time I did not know it. Each morning I would buckle in for the drive to work and make the early morning commute across town […]
A great story on how principle, Stephen Kanowski of Berrinba East State School, has helped change the lives of struggling kids and parents by taking learning outside. Berrinba East State School was recently a finalist in the Outdoors Queensland Awards for the Nature Play QLD Education Award. Stephen has lead the school to becoming a […]
Think about the last time you saw a child grinning wildly, bursting with excitement, and eager to explore. Chances are they were outside in the playground at break time, not sitting in class trying to grasp a new mathematical concept. But what if you could harness the same energy for both? What if that distant […]
I’ve had the pleasure today, of observing children at play at our Jump Up Outdoors Winter Program and was intrigued to see the evolution and metamorphosis of a simple stick. From the branches of a gum tree a small branch about 85cm in length and the diameter of a thumb, had fallen on the grass […]
As a parent, you must have heard about the importance of playtime for your kids, either from your own parents, or from fellow parents at your children’s school. The truth is, your little ones do need to frequently go out and spend their fair share of time amidst nature for their optimal development. Let’s give […]
Nature is everywhere which means so too can art. Whether you are out in the backyard with the kids, the park, the beach, even just the sidewalk waiting for a bus there is nature around us. And with nature, both children and adults alike can express their creativity. A form of art inspired by nature is […]
