Description
Enhance your EYFS and KS1 outdoor construction provision with the Building Crates Collection a ready-made, carefully curated set by Early Excellence specialists to enrich your outdoor learning environment. This robust collection of stacking crates and H crates offers endless possibilities for construction, problem-solving and collaborative learning.
Built from high-quality recycled, durable materials, these large-scale crates are ideal for continuous outdoor use in busy early years settings. Children can lift, stack and connect crates to design and build structures such as walls, towers, vehicles or dens. The different shapes and sizes allow for experimentation with balance and stability, supporting the development of spatial reasoning, coordination and critical thinking.
Children can work in small groups, as they naturally take on roles such as designers, builders or site managers, strengthening communication, negotiation and leadership skills. The open-ended nature of the crates supports imaginative learning as they form part of a ship, bus, train, a castle or construction site. Add the Make Believe Resource Collection 3-7yrs for added imaginative role play opportunities. Whether used independently or alongside other Outdoor Construction Area Resources, this set provides a versatile foundation for creative, hands-on learning.
Pair with the Building & Construction Resource Collection 3-7yrs for an extended outdoor construction area or add Set of Wooden Chalkboards to encourage purposeful mark making children to record plans and label their builds. For additional large-scale building options, combine with the Building Vehicles Collection to promote physical development and teamwork.
Explore the full range of Outdoor Construction Area resources to enhance your early years or KS1 outdoor classroom, creating an enticing and engaging environment for children to learn and thrive within.
Learning Opportunities
- Developing coordination and control through lifting, connecting, balancing, and assembling
- Exploring early mathematical concepts including number, pattern, spatial reasoning, and measurement
- Building resilience and focus through exploring ideas, solving problems, and building with a clear purpose
- Encouraging cooperation through shared planning and purposeful construction
This Building Crates Collection includes:
- Set of 16 Red Stacking Crates, approx. dimensions L36.5cm x W28.5cm x D30cm
- Set of 4 Blue Stacking Crates approx. dimensions L65.5cm x W54cm x D18.5cm
- Set of 2 Green Stacking Crates approx. dimensions L76.5cm x W45.5cm x D17.5cm
- Set of 4 H Crates approx. L 41cm x W 31cm x H 34.5cm. Made from recycled plastic, colours may vary.
- Suitable for age 3 and over
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown, however we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
Secondary images used for representation purposes only.
