What a day this was. Our involvement with George Clarke and the team at Amazing spaces stretches back to 2014 when we were filmed building a magical hobbit hole as a family space at the end of our garden. The experience then was incredible and we were thrilled to be invited back to join George … Read more
“The organisation and design of the outdoors should include safe places where children can observe events without having to get involved unless they choose to, as well as active places where children can be boisterous and noisy.” EYFS effective practice for outdoor learning. Over the years we at Cool Canvas have been dedicated to producing … Read more
As a small family run business every member of our team is valuable. So too are our trusty Cool Canvas vans. We couldn’t do the job without them because they carry our handmade bespoke natural playground equipment from our Bolton workshop across the length and breadth of the UK. Of our fleet of vans there … Read more
The outside world has been my playground, and the best playing to be had has been among trees. I love den building, tree climbing, fire lighting, stick whittling, chain-sawing, rope swinging and in general being active and ‘doing’ stuff. However there is so much more to the woodland experience than doing. Latest research from Japan … Read more
Kids love finding treasure and England’s many rocky beaches are the perfect place for a treasure hunt. Shells, driftwood, mermaids purses and crab claws are among the usual finds… but a visit to the North Yorkshire coast meant the chance to find a genuine dinosaur. Ammonites, Belemnite fossils seem to hide under every rock on … Read more
At 4808m metres above sea level, Mont Blanc, the ‘White Mountain’, is the highest mountain in the Alps and this was my chance to embrace the really big outdoors. My aim was to climb Mont Blanc. To take on such a challenge requires training and in the lead up to the climb I put in … Read more
All my best memories have been made outdoors. From climbing trees as a boy to climbing mountains as an adult. From building a den in my parent’s yard to designing and building a hobbit hole in my own back garden. The lessons I learned from a childhood spent playing outside have stood me in good … Read more
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