May 12, 2014 | announce, Cardiff, Children, city centre, Morgan, parents, Play, Pop-Up Play Shop, Reflection, self-directed, toolkit
We used to hear a child screaming and grin at each other, knowing they were headed our way. When they arrived the child would be clawing at the straps in their pushchair, desperate to run around. The mother would drop her bag and head for the sofa, equally desperate...
May 8, 2014 | box, car, connections, donation, girl, hosts, Morgan, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, thank you, Tour, workshop
By Morgan Thank you to YOU We’ve been so grateful for the opportunity to do this tour, and to be a part of this movement in support of play. It was hard work, but also in many ways an absolute luxury to dedicate two whole months to meeting other people who are...
Apr 27, 2014 | Children, hosts, loose parts, Morgan, Photos, Play, playworkers, thank you, Tour, video
By Morgan Playworkers make a point of going where invited. With children, this usually means waiting to be asked to join in play, rather than blundering over with our own ideas. This tour is one extension of that idea. We’d had emails of interest from people all...
Apr 23, 2014 | car, Cardboard, Morgan, Photos, thank you, Tour, US, workshop
We were taught to write thank-you notes after people had been kind to us, and one thing this tour has proven is that extraordinary kindness isn’t really extraordinary after all. In fact, we met it in every stop, in every state and before we’d even hit the...
Apr 4, 2014 | adventure playground, Morgan, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, risk, special guests, Tour
Greetings from the Pop-Up Adventure Play and Special Guests Tour! We’re thrilled to share the highlights of our journey across the USA, a trip filled with passion for play and exciting encounters. In March 2014, we embarked on a remarkable adventure,...
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...
Aug 26, 2013 | adventure playground, Community, Morgan, parents, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, tutor, Zan
We’ve been making pop-up adventure playgrounds, and helping others make them, for 3 years now. Our original idea was that they be a lightweight model for community-based playwork, focusing on playing and learning for parents and professionals, that they could...
May 13, 2013 | Morgan, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-Up Play Shop, press release, Zan
The new play charity, Pop-Up Adventure Play (UK) has been awarded a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards-for-All programme. The money will enable the charity to explore the potential for a national scheme. It will help local groups establish “Pop-Up Play...
Mar 11, 2013 | Morgan, Photos, Play, play conference, Playwork, playworker, Zan
By Zan This time last week, Morgan and I were road-tripping down to Eastbourne, right on the south coast of the British Isles. We were on our way to the 11th National Playwork Conference, hosted by Meynell Games. Both Morgan and I were presenting twice at the...
Mar 4, 2013 | Berkshire Museum, Cardboard, Morgan, museum, Photos, Play, training
Suzanna is driven mental by my failure to write blog posts about my Pop-Up Adventures..As such, I am now proud to share images from my recent trip to Pittsfield and to get them online! A couple of weeks ago I was at the Berkshire Museum to provide training and event...
Dec 11, 2012 | Belgium, Children, Morgan, Photos, Play, Playwork, playworker
By Morgan I went to Belgium! It was as part of a Youth In Action-funded international training program and followed on from a trip I made to Leuven last February. Time for some adventures in Belgium – through play, of course! The organizer, Joost Capiau...
Nov 22, 2012 | Charity, Global Network, Morgan, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Zan
By Zan Happy Thanksgiving! I’m very pleased to announce that Pop-Up Adventure Play (UK) is officially a charity. After a whole year of seemingly endless paperwork and craziness, Pop-Up Adventure Play’s resident Brit (me) and half Brit (Morgan) have formed...
