Can Do: Whatever the Weather (4-9)

Indoor and outdoor activities for children aged 4-9 years. Ideal for one-off and topic-based activities whatever the weather.

Children are fascinated by the weather and this book celebrates weather in all of its forms through a range of fun, child-centred play activities. Some of the activities are weather related, others provide a chance to be outdoors whenever possible and others indoors when need be.

The approach throughout is that children should be able to initiate and develop their own play so the book has been written so that Playworkers can organise the activities with children or children can read the book for themselves. All the activities have been successfully tried and tested with children aged 4-9 in various play settings and we have found that the activities often spark childrens imaginations to take the ideas further in their own way.

The activities in Whatever the Weather:
are Fun
fully illustrated
describe what you need, how you can do it and where it can lead
cover topics from water, the natural world and the weather to colours and co-operation
contain practical tips and flag health and safety points
provide opportunities for children to examine, explore, experiment and think
include snapshots of how other groups have experienced the activity
mostly require minimal planning and preparation

This book is part of the Can Do Series, an essential resource for all those who work with children aged 0-14 in out of school playsettings including
childcare centres
drop in centres
after-school clubs
playschemes or playbuses
play centres
family centers, or
in the home