Jan 25, 2014 | Anna, Beaches Resorts, downtime, Jamaica, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Sesame Workshop
We were thrilled to announce agreements with Sesame Workshop and Beaches Resorts. We supported child-directed play and learning at their Luxury Included Resorts in Jamaica and Turks and Caicos. Temperatures dropped quickly in Boston, but my balcony at Beaches Resort...
Dec 31, 2013 | Anna, Global Network, Mini Pop-Up, Morgan, photo, Play, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour, Zan
It’s been a great year at Pop-Up Adventure Play. We just wanted to take a few moments to reflect on the year and to look back on where we were last year to fully appreciate what we have achieved in the last 12 months. This year as a team, we have travelled to 5...
Jul 16, 2013 | Anna, child development, Children, language, Play, role play, thought, voice
It must be summer: Long days, humid nights, more bug bites than we can count and lots of great stories. I had the pleasure of snuggling with my 4-year-old daughter, Eliza, in her bottom bunk while reading one of our favourite books, Falling Up by Shel Silverstein. On...
Jun 20, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, enrollment, learning, listening, parents, Play, pretend play, teaching
Yesterday, my daughter Eliza (almost 4) and I went to work together. She had spent much of the morning quietly setting up an office in the small entranceway near our front door. When it was ready, she insisted I hurry. Mom! Don’t be late for work! We had a loose...
Jun 13, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, Children, comfort, mom, Play, play affordances, power, role play
Soon after the Boston Marathon attacks, I wrote a post called How Play Development Shapes a Child’s Voice. That day, my husband, our two young daughters and I spent the day in lockdown. This experience reminded me of how much solace we can find in play – not...
Jun 5, 2013 | Anna, Children, loose parts, playgrounds, pretend play
My family’s favourite neighbourhood playground was recently completely redesigned. At one of the first community planning meetings, I mentioned that wood chips are some of the best “stuff” of play. Imagine the odd looks. Really? Who is this crazy person? Please...
Apr 30, 2013 | adults, Anna, Childhood, Children, comfort, family, mom, nature play, Play
By Anna My family and I live just outside of Boston and, as usual, my husband and I took our daughters Alex (7) and Eliza (3) to cheer for the marathon runners at mile 24. We went home at 2:00 p.m. for a much-needed nap and, lucky for all of us, both girls were...
Apr 2, 2013 | adults, Anna, Children, conflict, mom, Play, playground
There is a monster in my house. She is 3 ½ years old and her name is Eliza. When she scrunches up her eyes, nose, and mouth into the center of her face and growls, all other ferocious beasts beware. She is the toughest of the tough, until she laughs out loud and falls...
Mar 21, 2013 | Anna, box, Cardboard, Children, photo, Play, potential
These days, when I see a cardboard box, no matter how flattened it is, squashed between fifteen other boxes in a garbage bin covered in dirty snow, I see potential. When we afford children the freedom to do whatever they choose with ordinary open-ended materials, one...
Mar 24, 2012 | Anna, event, Florida, Largo, Morgan, Photos, Sharon, training
Pop-Up Adventure Play spent four beautiful days in sunny Largo, Florida helping to support Largo’s city-wide “Play! Unplugged” event and to kickstart a county-wide initiative. With support from the incredible Jennifer McMahon and all of the staff at...
Mar 22, 2012 | Anna, Daniel, Erin, Morgan, photo, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Sharon, team, welcome, Zan
By Team Pop-Up Adventure Play We’re very pleased to announce that this is the beginning of the Pop-Up Adventure Play blog. It will be updated regularly with news, information and details of our adventures, and yours. A big hello to all of you, and welcome to our...
