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Loose Parts Nature Play

Carla Gull

Building creativity one leaf and bolt at a time. Join Dr. Carla Gull, educator and mother of four boys, as she talks about getting outside and exploring loose parts.

Episodes

20 of 100 episodes

Creativity in Young Children: What Science Tells and What our Hearts Know

Buy the book at Redleaf or Amazon Connect with Tom and Zack onLinkedIn Tom Rendon https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-rendon-65767912/ Zach Stie...

55:29Nov 17, 2025

Heather TeachOutside Taylor

Outside School on Facebook Outside School Website Bandana Bears --- Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.c...

59:15Nov 11, 2024

Megan Gessler

NINPA Environmental Kinship Guide Nature-based Early Childhood Assessment & Guidebook Midwest Early Childhood Educator Conference —Oct 26, 2...

39:25Sep 28, 2024

Natural Start Alliance Conference

Join me in a recap of the Natural Start Alliance Conference! Unfortunately, we lost a few voices from the field due to technical issues, but...

28:15Sep 4, 2024

The Loose Parts Police: Can we buy loose parts?

Loose Parts Play Group discussion on the topic Kara Ketter Autistic Educator April's Teaching Tree—NOW Nature Inspired Teacher Umbrella Hous...

25:41Aug 11, 2024

Listen to voices from the US Play Coalition Conference!

Embracing Fire as a Loose Part OutsidePlay.org —great tool with examples! --- Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryp...

27:27Apr 30, 2024

Nüdel Pod with Marcus Veerman

Learn more about an exciting new product that turns your child from the toy user to the toy maker in this conversation with Marcus Veerman f...

47:03Mar 11, 2024

Treasure Baskets with Dr. Laura Wilhelm

Book: Treasure Basket Explorations https://amzn.to/48OZsEw Podcast Episode on Treasure Baskets https://amzn.to/48OZsEw Basket Options: 12" b...

42:29Jan 31, 2024

Loose Parts Voices from NAEYC!

I brought a R Ø DE Reporter microphone to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference and asked people a...

43:27Dec 12, 2023

Loose Parts in Action with Lisa Daly

20% off with code LPIA23 until November 30 th , 2023. Find the book at Redleaf Press: https://www.redleafpress.org/Loose-Parts-in-Action-The...

54:41Nov 22, 2023

Setting Up an Inviting Space with Little Barn Owls

Facebook Post —we chatted about this! Facebook Website Instagram pages: @lbo_charlotteb @littlebarnowls Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Cl...

53:17Nov 3, 2023

Stonework Play with Diana Suskind

November 3 rd —International Stonework Play Day! Stonework Play website (Diana's website and link to her book) International Stonework Play...

53:53Oct 20, 2023

Enjoy this conversation with Juliet Robertson from Scotland!

How not to cheat children: The theory of loose parts Messy Maths Dirty Teaching Creative Star Learning —Juliet's website! A treasure trove o...

53:25Oct 2, 2023

Embracing Fire as a Loose Part

Fascination of Fire Journal by Claire Warden Handout (with additional links) on Loose Parts Nature Play Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Cl...

35:13Sep 5, 2023

Beyond Ecophobia

Beyond Ecophobia by David Sobel ICAN Webinar about Beyond Ecophobia Magazine Article Here is a pdf of a synopsis of the article Look! Don't...

15:29Jul 25, 2023

Nature is Naturally Inclusive

"Plants remind us to move in nature time" –Ruth Wilson Naturally Inclusive by Ruth Wilson Gryphon House Amazon Children & Nature Network —Co...

22:50Jul 5, 2023

Worms, Glorious Worms!

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education Natural Start All...

27:57May 31, 2023

Celebrating Special Days with a Loose Parts Mindset

Celebrating Special Days with a Loose Parts Mindset —link to the Exchange Article Additional related podcast episodes: Natural and Loose Par...

23:21Apr 20, 2023

Getting Comfortable with Risky Play

Indiana Children and Nature Network Webinar Recordings Types of Risky Play —Sandseter What to Say Instead of Be Careful —Backwoods Mamma Whe...

31:19Mar 13, 2023

When You Wonder, You're Learning: Meet the Authors

Book: When You Wonder, You're Learning : Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids by Gregg Behr and Ryan R...

45:08Feb 1, 2023