Quintessentially kiwi meets Pioneering Spirits

Quintessentially kiwi meets Pioneering Spirits

Donna Chisholm is both a teacher and an artist. With over 20 years in the Early Childhood arena, Donna has an interesting perspective around how young children interact with Papatūānuku (Mother Earth). Her father (one of her biggest influences), has a simple ethos....
9 Benefits of Wild Play in a Cotton Wool World

9 Benefits of Wild Play in a Cotton Wool World

At a meeting the other week a friend and I tabled an exciting idea we had. We suggested a pop up nature play space in the next school holidays – cool right? Well, the response wasn’t what either of us were expecting. It wasn’t a response of excitement like ‘that’s...
Say Yay to Risky Play

Say Yay to Risky Play

I was visiting the Margaret Mahey Playground here in Christchurch the other day, as my son absolutely adores going there. Two different school groups came and went while we were there and the differences in how they were managed was incredible to watch! Here is how it...

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