by Celia Hogan | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
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....
by Celia Hogan | Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I felt really inspired after watching the NaturePlay film that we hosted here in Christchurch and we had great feedback along the same lines. One of the parents who came along said the next day she removed her child from their preschool after watching the film! I...
by Celia Hogan | Aug 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are happy to introduce Elly who is our guest blogger this month. Elly has been inspiring people to make sustainable changes to their health, fitness and lifestyle for the past 15 years. She offers online solutions for people who are looking to get started on, or...
by Celia Hogan | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Celia Hogan | May 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...
by Celia Hogan | Apr 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I took a leap earlier this week – I submitted a proposal that I am excited and passionate about but one that also makes me feel nervous because of the amount of work I would have to do to make it happen. I have always believed in dreaming big so this is no exception....
