Outdoor Creative Areas

An effective ‘ Outdoor Creative Area’ would include many features. This should be:

• Inviting, well-resourced, and where possible, positioned within a non-carpeted area
• Situated in an area near washing facilities, aprons, washing lines and drying racks
• Offer a range of resources which are well- labelled and accessible for independent use
• Provide a range of open-ended resources which encourage creative processes and products
• Modelled with attention drawn to any Health and Safety issues. For example, the holding of scissors and use of other tools
• Enhanced with photographs, books and creative stimuli to promote creativity
• In an area which includes display opportunities and washing lines for children and adults to share processes and products
• Regularly monitored to ensure that supplies do not run out
• Offer opportunities for large scale creative experiences, outdoors
• Make use of the natural environment, especially when outdoors
• Provide enhanced provision which builds on the children’s interests, possible themes and on-going observations.

Weaving Using a Tuff Spot Old Leake Primary and Nursery School	Maypole Dancing! Swinderby Pre-School Playgroup
Combining Creativity and Design Mon Ami Children's Nursery Alford	Making Connections and Thinking Critically White House Farm Day Nursery, Sedgebrook
Large Scale Painting Opportunities Wragby Pre-School	Making Use of The Outdoor Environment for Drawing See-Saw Day Nursery, Boston
Making use of Water and Paintbrushes The Meadows Little Learners - Nursery	Outside Opportunities to Experiment and Make a Mess North Scarle Primary School
Opportunities to Make Marks Maple Street Day Nursery, Lincoln	Working Together to make Lotions and Potions The Meadows Primary School, Lincoln
Providing Space for Creative Development Belton Lane Nursery, Grantham	Natural Collage Saxilby Primary School
Use of Frieze Paper North Scarle Primary School	Using Chalks and Making the Most of Surfaces The Meadows Little Learners - Nursery
Using a Tree to Display Creative Materials The Village Kindergarten, Brant Broughton	Working Together to Design an Outdoor Den Bishop King CofE Primary School, Lincoln