Our vision is for WA to be the best place in the world to be a child; where children thrive by connecting with the natural world & their community through play.
Perth, Western Australia
Joined December 2013
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Thrilled to receive @Telethon7 grant to pilot, refine & launch our Talk N Walk app co-designed with diverse group of 11-14-year-old girls to help turn around dramatic decline in teen girls' physical activity, impacting physical & mental health.
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NEW RESOURCE ALERT!
This week is a scorcher, wherever you are around our great state. Keep cool & head to one of our 25 Top FREE Water Playspaces around WA. Download the list here
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Know of any we've missed? #natureplaywa #waterplay #summer #holidays
We love a good list, and this one from ABC Everyday is a beauty!
From coastal treks to kid-friendly nature strolls, here are the best walks in WA's South West.
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#natureplaywa #walktrails #familywalks @DLGSCsouthwest @DLGSCsport @TrailsWA @OutdoorsWA
This week's going to be a hot one!
We're staying cool while #growingbiggerbackyards with our 25 Things to do in Summer free downloadable resource. Beat the heat and enjoy these summer fun activities!
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#natureplaywa #summerholidays #birak #freeactivities
Meet Felix - he's an avid nature player, who's spending his summer holidays exploring his neighbourhood (and beyond) to "grow" a bigger backyard!
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#growingbiggerbackyards #natureplaywa #schoolholidays
Join our online seminar for parents and families to learn strategies from experts to manage children’s digital life in balance with being physically active and staying connected to the world beyond the screen!
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#natureplaywa #digitalwellbeing #seminar
New research has found that children’s 'Playworlds' can enhance executive function and development, which are linked with academic success.
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#natureplay #natureplaywa #playinlearning #teachers #outdoorlearning #outdoorclassroomday
After decades of off-the-shelf design, Australian playgrounds are becoming more sophisticated, more nature-based and more appealing to adults!
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#natureplay #playspaces #play
TV, video games, & social media can diminish a child's natural curiosity when answers to their questions can literally be found on-demand with the swipe of a finger. So how can we encourage our children's curiosity?
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#natureplaywa #digitalwellbeing
This article from @ScaryMommy by Adrienne Goh shows the amazing ways outdoor, unstructured play benefits children & the challenges for parents in letting go of their ideas of what learning should look like.
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@OutdoorclassAU #natureplaywa #outdoorlearning
Get into #DIYPlay with our FREE Nature Passport outdoor app.
Today we're taking a closer look at the small worlds around us.
Check out this mission (and more!) in the Launch Pack.
Search “Nature Passport” in your app store, or visit natureplaywa.org.au/nature-p…
#natureplaywa #playinwa
#1000HoursOutside is a global movement started by a family with the goal of transforming lives, “academically, socially, emotionally & physically.” They aim to get outside 20 hours a week & they want us to do the same.
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#natureplaywa #getoutdoors #playinwa
We're on Whadjuk Noongar Country, so we're in Bunuru, one of the six Noongar seasons (bonar). Bunuru is also known as Second Summer, the season of adolescence & the hottest part of the year!
Discover more! derbalnara.org.au/boodjar-si…
noongarculture.org.au
#natureplaywa #bunuru
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This week @natureplaywa CEO Griffin Longley caught up with Pablo to chat about the upcoming seminar in #Karratha on Tuesday night #nature #pilbara #natureplay omny.fm/shows/triple-m-karra…
Why just kicking a footy can be the best sport of all! How a "Sunday morning kick" provides inclusive, supportive, and fun; welcoming of all ages, shapes, sizes, skills and genders from all backgrounds.
abc.net.au/news/2021-02-13/w…
#footy #community #connectedness
Watch this space indeed - we're excited for the next theme for the Outdoor Classroom Day movement! outdoorclassroomday.com.au #playfulnature #outdoorclassroomday #outdoorclassroomdayaustralia
We’ll be announcing a new theme soon that will take us up to the next #OutdoorClassroomDay on 5 November! Watch 👀 this space to be the first to find out what it is! We think you’re going to💚 it. outdoorclassroomday.com/
We're proud to be championing the Outdoor Classroom movement for Aussie teachers & children! With COVID19 changing the face of schooling as we know it, we hope to inspire taking learning outdoors for the benefit of all! outdoorclassroomday.com.au #outdoorclassroomdayau #playmatters
Behind #OutdoorClassroomDay is an amazing team of NGOs and individuals from around the world! Today we are delighted to hear from 'Mudologist' Jan White to discuss why playing with earth is more important now than ever before. We'd💚to hear your thoughts on mud play! #playmatters
A world first review on importance of nature play could transform children’s play spaces, supporting investment in city & urban parks, while delivering opportunities for children’s physical, social & emotional development. @UniversitySA
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Did you know that there’s a natural antidepressant in soil? It’s true. Mycobacterium vaccae is the substance under study and has indeed been found to mirror the effect on neurons that drugs like Prozac provide.
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Children need positive stress as well as compassion to maintain mental health & inform their responses. Research shows time outdoors can reduce childhood stress & anxiety, while strengthening confidence, imagination, & physical health.
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