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International Mud Day is June 29th this year, and if you are going to have a garden with kids, it makes sense to have a
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Playful learning outdoors is not only possible in your outdoor classroom, it is necessary! Inspire students to work collaboratively on outdoor garden projects like music walls, dinosaur gardens, mud kitchens and playful literacy through the use of shadow puppets and loose parts.
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