Making ‘a pond’ in the Mud Kitchen bark chip #playmatters #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Great little loose parts bridge across the playground ‘river’ #playmatters #looseparts #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Play Beach maintenance! Digging over and raking our lovely big sandpit was hot work today ☀️ 🥵 🏖 #playmatters #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Don’t forget that Friday 18th Sept is an INSET day for Blue Coat.

Under the stage! #playmatters #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Beautiful build at the back of the field. George and River and Darcey’s animal home ❤️ #looseparts #playmatters Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #opalschools

Another beautiful build in the log store. William’s monster house #playmatters Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #opalschools

Children love collecting! A few trees on our school field are producing seasonal #looseparts for play! #playmatters #autumn #crabapples #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Inset day for Blue Coat Primary today so a great opportunity for a Scrapshed overhaul. Scrap divided into some big sets we can use in our current bubbles system, plus extra #MudKitchen, PlayBeach, Sporty and dressing up sets #playmatters #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #active

"The drive to play freely is a basic, biological drive. Lack of free play may not kill the physical body, as would lack of air, food, or water, but it kills the spirit and stunts mental growth." ~ Peter Gray #opalschools #playmatters #mondaymotivation

Super den today Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #opalschools #playmatters

Welly Share starts today (Weds 23rd). Wellies under the white gazebo at the front of school. Please observe social distancing Blue Coat Primary #opalschools

Beautiful chalk blending #opalschools #playmatters Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

Some funny tyre balancing going on at lunch today #playmatters #opalschools #active Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC Blue Coat Primary

The children were really proud of this birds nest that they made from grass, complete with conker case ‘egg shell’ #creative #playmatters Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #opalschools Blue Coat Primary

Big field, big skies for some Friday lunchtime football #playmatters #active #opal school Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC Blue Coat Primary #football

Look at this! What a beauty! Lots of surprise and admiration as we discovered this funky caterpillar at lunch today. Developing our site for play has also improved it for our wildlife #nature #playmatters #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC #caterpillar #insects

Looks like a wet one tomorrow. Don’t forget your coats! Blue Coat Primary 🌧 🌧 🌧

Wet leaves incorporated into playground art. We also used them to make an ‘electric force field’ but it couldn’t contain the year 2s! #playmatters #naturalmaterials #opalschools Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC

What a fab day! Bubble machine and sword fights in the wind and rain! Thanks to Blue Coat School PTA, parents, pupils, Blue Coat Primary PlayTeam, staff and Govs for your kind words and generous gifts. I’m handing the baton on to the capable hands of Mrs Wharin. 😊👍 from Mrs Murray