Outdoor Fun

October 4, 2023 Danielle Brown

Get the kids outdoors! “Keep your children wild- don't make them grow up too fast. Let them spend their days in the sunshine using their imagination.

Getting little ones outdoors at nursery and reception is a great opportunity for outdoor learning and time away from artificial lighting and screens. Outdoor learning is a valuable educational approach that takes advantage of the natural world and outdoor environments as settings for learning.

You can make outdoor engagement as simple or complex as you like. We love these outdoor writable shapes for outside playtime. Making the outdoor learning experience makes play time more enjoyable. With Blackboard paint - playing outside on dry days can be even more fun.

Benefits of outdoor blackboard play ...

Interactive Displays: Magnetic walls can serve as interactive displays for educational materials. Teachers and students can use magnets to hang up posters, artwork, diagrams, and educational resources, making it easy to change and update the content as needed.

Alphabet and Numbers: Have large, colorful letters and numbers on the board to help children learn the alphabet and basic counting.

Plant and Nature Observations: In the garden or outdoor area, you can set up a section for kids to record observations about plants, insects, and other outdoor elements. Include drawings and labels.

Children drawing outside on chalkboard flowers

How to do it...

Use Scribblewall's Blackboard paint to create your own fun playtime activity.

Children can draw, colour and write using the coloured chalks.

Create some cool and interesting shapes, use nature as an inspiration - why not have your boards cut in the shape of a tree, flower or animal.

Simply prime the surface and paint the product onto your panel. Safe to be used in dry weather and not to be exposed to extreme temperatures.

Why choose this brand?

Blackboard Paint is a water-based VOC Free paint which is easy to use and safe to apply. No nasty odours during application, and as long as you're painting it onto a nice smooth surface, you get a fantastic quality finish write on with chalk.

Get the look...

1. The smoother the surface that you apply the paints to, the better the end results will be.	2. First fill in any holes and imperfections and sand back to a smooth surface.
3. Prime the surface with a water based primer.	4. Next you need to apply the magnetpaint in three layers.
5. Allow each layer to dry and give a light sand between layers	6. After the final layer is fully dry sand to a smooth flat surface - don't worry the surface will maintain its magnetic properties.
7. Now apply the Blackboard paint on top of the magnetpaint in one or two layers.	8. Blackboard paint is quick-drying and your surface is ready to use in 24 hours.
9. Enjoy the wall!