Rusty’s Backyard
Rusty's Backyard Episode 1Here’s the episode that started it all— check out Rusty’s first early spring tour of his weird and wonderful backyard, a look at one of his fun master plan drawings, and...
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Rusty's Backyard Episode 2 - Loose Parts!Episode two – get ready for a messy tour of Rusty and family’s backyard loose parts collection. Fun! Plus a look at another one of Rusty’s master plan...
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outdoor classroom build!
What fun! After skipping a year because of Covid I reconvened with a favorite local Ithaca elementary school to build “phase 2” of their outdoor classroom project. The first year was conceptually...
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Autism Nature Trail
The Autism Nature Trail (The ANT) at Letchworth State Park is a first-of-its-kind experience in nature designed for visitors on the autism spectrum and with a range of abilities—and also appropriate...
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San Antonio Zoo School
Here’s one of my larger projects—teaming up with the San Antonio Zoo as they created their amazing play-based nature preschool The Will Smith Zoo School! It’s got a gigantic sand and water area, huge...
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Mud Kitchen!
Here is a fun project I did last year at my sons’ elementary school – a Mud Kitchen for the Kindergarten playground – yay! It was Covid time and the Kindergarten teachers had cracked the code and...
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20 Ways…
Free Design tips! This free guide is loaded with ideas and inspirations to help you take your outdoor play space to the next level! Begin Your Download! .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_2...
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20 Ways to Create
Free Design tips! This free guide is loaded with ideas and inspirations to help you take your outdoor play space to the next level! Begin Your Download! .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_2...
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Risky Play Tips
Get Ready to Say YES to Risky Play! This free guide will help you feel comfortable supporting risky play with tips and techniques you can try right away! Free Download! Start saying Yes to risky play!...
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International Outdoor Loose Parts Day!!
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