The Green Desk NLI > The Green Desk Activities Affordable Settings Bees Behavior Mapping Birds Child care Childcare Child development Colorado Community College Community Engagement Components Curriculum Design Edibles Environment Fundraising Gardening Health Healthy Eating Higher education Home Implementation Insects Installation Management materials Nature Nature Play North Carolina Obesity Prevention Outdoor Play Parent Parks Pathways Physical Activity Planning Plants POD Policy Preschool Programming regulations Research Right to Play safety Schoolyards Seasons Seating Spring Urban Wildlife AllThe Green DeskInfosheetNewsletter Making Newspaper Seedling Pots Parent Engagement – December Parent Engagement – November Parent Engagement – October Parent Engagement – September Parent Engagement – August Parent Engagement – July Parent Engagement – June Parent Engagement – May Parent Engagement – April Parent Engagement – March Parent Engagement – February Parent Engagement – January Creating Straw Bale Gardens Planning and Planting Edible Plants for Play and Learning Landscape Plant List Landscape Plants for Play and Learning Selecting, Installing, and Managing Plants Creating a Vine Teepee Adding Value to Early Childhood Outdoor Play and Learning Environments Harvesting Rainwater Using Plants to Add Value to the Outdoor Learning Environment Installing Stepping Stones Designing Pathways Fruit and Vegetable Gardening Benefits of Connecting Children with Nature Affordable Settings and Elements Primary Pathway Width Climbing Stones and Boulders Primary Pathway Materials Creating a Vine Teepee Starting Seeds in the Spring Sunflower Houses Log Seats Installing a Rain Barrel Sittable Stones and Boulders Summer Play: Beat the Heat Infant and Toddler Pathway Materials Embankment Slides Tree Cookies for Play and Learning Installing Tire Planters Natural Building Natural Playhouse Raised Planters: Timber Construction Safely Installing Planters on Asphalt Naturalizing Chain link Fences Reducing Mosquitoes Reducing bothersome stinging insects Bees, Wasps, and Other Pollinators Preventing stings Primary Pathways Harvesting and Eating Sunflower Seeds Wildflower Patch Natural Materials for Play and Learning Primary Pathway Layout Installing Stepping Stones Autumn Leaves for Play and Learning Raising Funds and Resources for Outdoor Learning Environments Autumn Children’s Books and Outdoor Play More on Physical Activity with Diane Craft Selecting, Installing, and Managing Plants Winter Play Sand Play Areas: Design Draining Wet, Muddy Areas Sensory Gardens Engaging Community Resources Painting Tire Planters Grass Mazes Growing Edibles in Containers Pathway Installation: Alternatives to concrete Summer Play: Affordable Misting Station Farm to Preschool Theme Gardens Affordable Shade Options Creating a Butterfly Garden Imprinting Concrete with Natural Objects Children’s Vegetable Gardens: Introduction Protecting New Plants Tools & Equipment for Outdoor Learning Environment Installation Concrete Toadstools Early Spring in the Garden Pressure Treated Wood Plant of the Month: March – Spring Starflower Growing Gourds for Birdhouses Spring Outdoor Play: Making the Most of the Season Having a Picnic Growing Tomatoes in Preschool Gardens Seating & Spaces Outdoors to Observe and Just Be Learning About Birds, Bugs, and other Critters Inclusion of Natural Elements in the Play Yard Questions About Digging in the Dirt Beyond the Jack O’ Lantern: Using Pumpkins to Support Learning Plant of the Month: July – Rabbiteye Blueberry Child Care OLE Regulation FAQ in North Carolina Creating Wildlife Gardens Plant of the Month: August – Passionflower Resources from Toxic Free NC Plant of the Month: September – American Sweetgum PlayDaze for Engaging Outdoor Activity Plant of the Month: April – Redbud Plant of the month: March – Winter Jasmine Plant of the Month: November – Indian Grass Trail Mix Activity Leaflet
