make it irresistible – with a ‘Hush Garden’
Monday, January 11th, 2010
Every body needs a Hush Garden! You know the space … it’s quiet and tucked away from the hustle and bustle of busy playground activities like running and chasing and very loud voices.
Well … over in the corner of the yard, through the gate in the paling fence, along side the pirate ship, venturing around behind the platform …
… beneath the coloured flags and under the weeping willow tree …
is where you’ll find ours.
It’s quiet and serene and in the summer the old weeping willow tree gives the most wonderful shade. It’s a place where the children can go to discover things they might miss in the more hectic spaces in the playground.
It’s a great place …
to make new discoveries.
When you look up …
new discoveries!
When you look down …
new discoveries!
When you garden …
new discoveries!
When you play …
new discoveries!
The perfect space …
for play based learning …
::: make it irresistible
The beauty of the Hush Garden is that it recieved a face lift recently with native trees, shrubs, grasses and large rocks so it’s an ongoing project which will evolve over time, sometimes to a plan and other times mysteriously. The mosaic pavers were created by the kinder children a couple of years ago and positioned around our new flowering gum tree. While in 2009 the children decorated the old umbrella with colourful C.D mobiles (their idea) and this year our plan is to invite the children to create a series of painted totem poles to take up position in the garden … unless of course they come up with other ideas of their own!!
