Can anybody think of an interesting theme for my outdoor area for 4/5 year olds?

Question

Please help i have run out of ideas! I teach reception (4 and 5 ) year olds and each week we have a theme for our outdoor area. We have had vets, building site, garden center, baby clinic .... and i am totally stuck!

Answer 1

Have you tried setting up a factory type of environemt where the children can use pulleys and different methods of transporting water, beans, sand, etc? Have you seen the Penn Green website? they have some excellent photos of their outside areas on their site that may well inspire you.

Answer 2

a treasure hunt..!!

Answer 3

carnival

camping and hiking

farm (barns)

obstacle course

beach (sand castles, swimming)

insects and bugs and spiders

fourth of july (fireworks)

picnics (ants, teddy bear picnic)

ocean life

archeology (dinosaurs)

christmas in july

Answer 4

hospital, park, school, airport, trainstation, farm, castle/palace, museum, jungle, etc

hope i helped

Answer 5

Hospital, Prison, Farm, Police Station, Fire Station, Factory, Mueseum, train Station, Bus Station, White House

Answer 6

jungle or based on a childrens book