tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post8716332274821534648..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: How To Build Your Own Backyard PlaygroundTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-17392132977597615862014-06-29T07:09:48.594-07:002014-06-29T07:09:48.594-07:00@Maple blog . . . They sell 60 lb. bags of "p...@Maple blog . . . They sell 60 lb. bags of "play sand" at Home Depot, although it's less expensive to purchase it by the dump truck if you need that much.Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-81679775963622898402014-06-29T02:20:25.911-07:002014-06-29T02:20:25.911-07:00looks very much like the environment back home. Lo...looks very much like the environment back home. Lots of free play and many playmates.I spent all my summer vacations under makeshift tentsfrom discarded tin sheets, cardboard, ,hiding in between the moss covered walls of old houses, walking across shingled roofs, watching rain water flow like a river down the street, following the ants to their hideouts, junk from my grandpas old bicycle store in a corner, electrical stuff from my hobbyist uncle, . It was awesomeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-38638322931186740162014-06-28T18:39:02.669-07:002014-06-28T18:39:02.669-07:00Where can I get 60 lbs of sand for $3?Where can I get 60 lbs of sand for $3?Maple Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562726200907815892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-57698506765679316472014-06-28T15:05:40.104-07:002014-06-28T15:05:40.104-07:00I just want to say I'm almost 40 and would lov...I just want to say I'm almost 40 and would love to be able to spend some time playing where your students play!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-85349727986779622922014-06-28T14:09:42.872-07:002014-06-28T14:09:42.872-07:00Great post & it is lovely to see a similar mes...Great post & it is lovely to see a similar messy playspace to my own. Kierna Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14596808181242404873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-69385367087214462072014-06-24T01:09:16.135-07:002014-06-24T01:09:16.135-07:00Great ideas. Sadly we couldn't have the tubs f...Great ideas. Sadly we couldn't have the tubs full of loose parts, as we have redback spiders here in Melbourne. The pump is such a good addition, I wonder where I could get one...<br />Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-79120034810971688982014-06-23T13:05:47.156-07:002014-06-23T13:05:47.156-07:00Thank you Tom for a wonderful summary. I'm lef...Thank you Tom for a wonderful summary. I'm left wondering if I have any thing to add...<br /><br />I'm a great fan of velcro - because little hands can fasten it in very cold weather. <br /><br />I find collections of natural materials such as shells, stones, cones and sticks which children have acquired when out and about also really useful. <br /><br />I'm keen on big bore pipes that are used on construction sites, hoses for water work, fishing nets and cable drums too. Fishing resources such as fish boxes and buoys are great too. Milk crates and bread crates are fab too. <br /><br />Also forgot to say - you might enjoy my "Tom Sensori Water Station" post as this may give practitioners ideas as to how to pimp their play equipment. http://creativestarlearning.co.uk/early-years-outdoors/the-sensori-water-station/Juliet Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035975039896986525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-80105733378960201182014-06-22T15:32:25.843-07:002014-06-22T15:32:25.843-07:00I love it but our concern would be snakes... I love it but our concern would be snakes... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-73000004068169873262014-06-21T08:38:06.684-07:002014-06-21T08:38:06.684-07:00I love the honesty of this post, and am so excited...I love the honesty of this post, and am so excited to share it! I think many people are intimidated to create their own playscapes, but we forget that it's not up to us to create the fun -- the more open-ended the space is, the more the children can transform it. Thanks!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085491785980784751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-36450345967562689522014-06-20T13:26:18.627-07:002014-06-20T13:26:18.627-07:00@Sarah . . . People complain about our climate in ...@Sarah . . . People complain about our climate in Seattle, but one of the benefits is that we have virtually no moquettes (or really any insect pests of any sort). We do have a lot of spiders, but, you know, spiders are cool. You'll obviously want to avoid standing water as much as possible.Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-3353094853107854142014-06-20T13:23:06.576-07:002014-06-20T13:23:06.576-07:00Loved this!! Hopefully we'll be setting up a p...Loved this!! Hopefully we'll be setting up a pump soon. I do have one question - with all the water play, have mosquitoes been a problem? Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-86261223551808735232014-06-20T08:18:16.466-07:002014-06-20T08:18:16.466-07:00Thank you for this post, I was just wishing I coul...Thank you for this post, I was just wishing I could have a backyard that looks like your space, and there were some great ideas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com