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Claude Monet's house and garden at Giverny. Image: Michal Osmenda, via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licence.
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Read moreRecently SBS television's Dateline programme ran a story on a Danish 'forest kindergarten', where kids are actively encouraged to run free, play with knives, climb high, explore fallen trees and more.
The show drew a huge audience response both here in Australia and overseas.
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In Seattle a man has been ordered to demolish part of a home in order to keep the crazy-ass playground he's built from recycled materials in the backyard.
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Earlier in the year, creative powerhouse Nicole Phillips and I had a fun day experimenting with concrete.
It will probably come as no surprise that I was keen to explore pattern and detail, and to see how different shapes and forms would interact with water.
Here's a little Instagram video of the most successful (and yes, it was made with the help of a humble egg carton).
We've just had Concrete Play Day #2, so stay tuned to see what emerges from the rubble this time 'round!
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Image: Robert Montgomery installation, by Alper Cugun via Flickr under Creative Commons licence.
The Broadwater, Gold Coast
It's time again for Connect to Your Creek Week, Healthy Waterways' annual invitation for those of us in South-East Queensland to discover, explore and fall in love again with our local creeks, rivers, bays and beaches.
This year CTYCW runs from April 9 - 17, and you can dip your toe into a raft of different activities.
Too much? Sorry.
Anyhoo, if you've always wanted to learn how to make a floating wetland, spot a platypus, or more, go here to find out what's on offer near you.
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Image: Water Art at River Fork Ranch, by roco via Flickr under Creative Commons licence.