Choosing playground equipment for schools and nurseries should be fairly straight forward. However, with loads of options to choose from on the market, including making the choice between hardwearing plastic and wood, wondering if the products are durable enough to...
Today is National Teacher Day and to celebrate this event, we are going to look at the benefits of Outdoor Play. National Teacher Day is an opportunity for pupils and staff to recognise and honour the work that teachers and teaching assistants do, day in day out, in...
Well haven’t we had a lovely few weeks recently? For most schools, the Easter Holidays have already commenced, but that means it’s still a busy time for us here at Discovering Days. Over the last few days, we’ve been out and about in the van, delivering and installing...
Tuesday 2nd April is World Autism Awareness Day and here at Discovering Days we are proud to support this important day that forms part of the wider campaign, World Autism Awareness Week. We do this by making Autism friendly playground equipment. This is the twelfth...
Wednesday 27th March marks the annual celebration of World Theatre Day. The event has taken place across the globe since 1962 and is a celebration of the importance of all different types of theatre as a form of self-expression, activism and communication. But the art...
Red Nose Day for Comic Relief returns this Friday, and school children, (and hopefully their teachers!), will be thinking of fundraising ideas for schools and nurseries and sporting their Red Noses across the U.K to support this iconic event. It’s the bi-annual...
February 26th is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Which, if you are anything like us here at Discovering Days, brings a big beaming smile to your face and reminds you of either your own favourite fairy tales or those of your children young and old. And what a fantastic...
Today is Darwin Day 2019. What does this mean exactly? Well, today sees the 210 anniversary of the birth of the naturalist and biologist Charles Darwin, whose revolutionary discoveries have shaped the way science, and the theory of evolution has been taught ever...
Tuesday the 15th January is National Hat Day when all self-respecting hat wearers can don their finest head gear and proudly display their love of hats for all to see. Hats can make a great personality statement, cover up a bad hair day or importantly, offer...
In the run up to Christmas, when children’s spirits are particularly high and energy levels are peaking, it’s often difficult to curtail the frenzy, and parents and teachers everywhere have soaring stress levels and depleting vitality. Outdoor playtimes are vital for...
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