Thanks to you, we’ve been voted one of the top 10 green businesses in BC in the BC Small Business Awards! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Your votes helped get us this far. Our next steps are to work with the judging panel to provide deeper insights into why we...
Our team at Natural Pod have been nominated in the Small Business BC Awards in the Green Business Category! If you love Natural Pod (…and we hope you do!) take 15 seconds and vote for us! All it takes is your email. Fast and easy! Help us win! Vote now!
We know that natural, open-ended natural play has tremendous benefits to the personal, social, creative, emotional and intellectual well being of the children in our care. And, we know that all these benefits aren’t easily measured or sometimes seen. To better...
We are delighted again to be attending the OPEN Conference this year! The OPEN Conference was formed by a small, but passionate group of Early Childhood Educators in Victoria, British Columbia. They originally got together to share ideas about outdoor learning and...
Once a location for business travellers to rest their weary heads, today this new state-of-the-art centre offers a nurturing and caring environment that invites young children to discover, learn and simply play. Formerly the El Dorado Hotel, the Terry Tayler Early...
Over the last few years, we’ve worked hard to support and grow the community of natural play educators, child care providers, and the friends and families of young people everywhere. Our passion is supporting the personal growth of the children in our...
At Natural Pod we design more than furniture, we design experiences for children. Experiences that foster engagement with and connection to nature, that encourage the development of the whole-child and integrate key learning skills. These play experiences not only...
We love to encourage children to use tables, chairs, benches for creative fort, playhouse building etc. The possibilities are endless and we want to share this joy with you. We’re giving away a set of four play clips to our 3000th fan on Facebook and at the same...
Erica Fiendell, one of our Account Managers at Natural Pod recently attended The Wonder of Learning Exhibition and brought home these reflections from her time there about the wonder of natural play. In our world of instant gratification and often wasteful...
Have you ever read the book Not a Box by Antoinette Portis? My students love that book. I think because it is funny, repetitive, and something that they can relate to. I love that book too. I love it because I think it teaches my students that a box (or stick, rock,...
When I began to incorporate more natural play into my kindergarten/ grade one classroom a lot of questions arose around curriculum and assessment. For so many reasons I believed that open ended play with natural materials was beneficial to my students and that they...
Natural Pod is growing and we need a new Manufacturing Manager to lead some of our most important work supplying sustainably made furniture for kindergartens, preschools and daycares. Help us find a passion person who gets the value of sustainably made furniture for...
“We live in a world,” adds Brigitte Alomes of the West Coast studio Natural Pod, which creates customized environments, often involving multi-use furniture and play pods, for schools, daycares and private homes, “where children are over-stimulated and overscheduled,...
We’re delighted that Natural Pod will be attending this year’s Open Play conference in Victoria, BC happening October 20th, 2012 at Royal Roads University. Early Bird Rates are available until September 1st, 2012. Consider registering. About OPEN (Outdoor...
When I was growing up we moved around BC a lot, from Nelson to the Sunshine Coast, to Victoria and back to Nelson. Although the location, the houses and the friendships changed, most of my childhood memories hold one thing in common: a connection to the natural world....
Natural Pod is unlike any other toy or play equipment company. As natural play experts and the leading designer and manufacturer of quality natural children’s toys and furniture, we offer you customized play environments that support creative and imaginative...
Job Description: Content Coordinator As a Content Coordinator you will be responsible for the planning, implementation of marketing and sales content across our online site and print marketing material. You must have a creative mind and excellent US/UK English...
The following is a re-print of Rebecca Watkin’s guest Blog post at http://www.ourbigearth.com/2010/02/27/watercolor-painting-in-the-waldorf-style/#. Thanks, Rebecca, for letting us repost this incredibly clear and concise introduction into Waldorf watercolour...
Sprig, the last classroom table you’ll ever need
