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Calm Mindfullness Pattern Making with Sticks and Stones

Mar 8, 2026

Reconnect with nature and quiet the mind through the simple, grounding practice of creating patterns with natural...

Mindfulness Outdoors Pack

Feb 28, 2026

Outdoor Mental Health & Wellbeing Activities for Primary Schools Support calm, focus and emotional regulation with...

Outdoor Road Signs for Bikes

Jan 16, 2026

Early Years Outdoors Continuous Provision Add purpose, safety, and meaningful learning to your bike area with our...

Outdoor Learning Activities for Nursery – Resource Pack

Mar 29, 2025

Outdoor Learning Activities for Nursery – Resource Pack 🌿✨ Bring early years learning to life with our Outdoor...

25 Parachute Games (PSED)

Nov 13, 2024

25 Parachute Games (PSED) Idea Pack Unlock the power of play with our "25 Parachute Games for Personal, Social, and...

Anti Bullying Week – Early Years

Nov 12, 2024

Anti-Bullying Week Ideas Pack for Early Years Our Anti-Bullying Week Ideas Pack for Early Years is designed to help...

Autumn Nature Emotions

Nov 11, 2024

Autumn Nature Emotions: Explore Feelings with Loose Parts Introduce children to emotions hands-on, nature-inspiredly...

Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness (Early Years) Rope Method

Nov 7, 2024

Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness in the Early Years - Rope Method Using the Muddy Puddle Teacher (MPT) Approach...

Rainy Day Activities Early Years (Friends Theme)

Nov 7, 2024

Rainy Day Activities for Early Years (Friends Theme) Using the Muddy Puddle Teacher Rope Method Turn rainy days into...

Making Relationships EYFS (Rope Method)

Nov 7, 2024

Making Relationships in EYFS Using the Muddy Puddle Teacher Rope Method: Hands-On, Outdoor Learning for Building...

Odd Sock Day Lesson Ideas

Nov 20, 2023

What does this resource include? 1 x Lesson Plan for Odd Sock Day Lesson Ideas How can I use this resource? Use Odd...

Well-being Welly Walk Day

Nov 15, 2023

What does this Well-being Welly Walk Pack include? A full day of activities for every curriculum area 1 x parent...

Outdoor Lanyard Challenges (Independence Skills)

Mar 23, 2022

Use Outdoor Lanyard Challenges to get more independent skills outside. These easy to use resources make a great...

Colour in Nature Sheets (Robin)

Mar 7, 2022

Use our super popular Colour in Nature Sheets (Robin) to help your children take some time out with nature using this...

Muddy Puddle Child Awards (Certificates Pack)

Nov 11, 2021

Muddy Puddle Child Awards (Certificates Pack) Reward the children's efforts outside! We are big believers in raising...

Me and my Vitiligo (Outdoor eBook Diversity Range)

Sep 15, 2021

Me and my Vitiligo (Outdoor eBook Diversity Range) ⇒Use Me and my Vitiligo (Outdoor eBook Diversity Range) to take...

Wishful Walking

Sep 8, 2021

Wellbeing: Wishful Walking ⇒Use the Wishful Walking Lesson Plan to help children clear their minds and learn to calm...

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The Muddy Puddle Outdoor Learning Kit List (For Schools & Forest Schools)

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