Dec 27, 2018 | campference, Community, Morgan, photo, Play, Playful Schools Online, Playworker Development Course, Playworker Travelling Fund, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, support
By Morgan As I write this, it’s the little gap of time between Christmas and New Year, when the world seems cold and quiet. My notes say to talk about how Suzanna and I spent this year apart – no tours, no shared events, but instead focusing on home and local...
Dec 24, 2018 | box, Community, donation, fund raising, Just Play MCR, loose parts, Manchester, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, support, video, Volunteers
It has been an amazing year for me at Pop-Up Adventure Play. Not only have I managed to travel to two new countries with this little charity, but I have also started embedding play into my own community. I’ve been in the field for over 10 years now but have...
Nov 10, 2018 | adventure playground, Ali Wood, campference, Children, children's rights, interview, photo, Play, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play
Introducing Ali Wood, a formidable presence in the UK playwork scene. She is akin to magnets or tides, wields subtle yet potent influence. Within a field often rife with macho posturing, she consistently advocates for reflection, compassionate listening, and a radical...
Sep 4, 2018 | Adventure Play, campference, Community, personal development, Play, Playwork, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Pre-Campference
Since 2010, Pop Up Adventure was part of the US Playwork and Adventure Play scene, also helping it to grow. New projects from coast-to-coast in North America, and around the world, with leaders combining passion and dedication. We are proud to consider colleagues and...
Sep 1, 2018 | box, Children, loose parts, Play, Playwork, playworker, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflections, stories
“In our community pop-up events, what I find particularly attractive about storytelling is that no one has to teach us how to tell a story. It is a way we make sense of our experiences. It is inclusive and open to all playworkers irrespective of their setting,...
May 11, 2018 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, campference, Jill Wood, Play, play conference, Playwork, Risk Study
By Zan We are super excited and slightly giddy to be announcing the next Playwork Campference. Ladies and Gentlemen, we will be working with Jill Wood of Adventure Play at The Parish School in Houston, Texas, to host the second Playwork Campference on a...
Apr 26, 2018 | Children, Community, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, risk, tape, Zan
We explore the vibrant world of pop-up adventure playgrounds, illuminating how communities come alive through play. This adventure embodies the heart of our play-based approach and how we employ our resources within local communities. Stepping into a familiar...
Apr 22, 2018 | car, Children, Community, friends, Library, loose parts, Morgan, Play, playranger, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
This is part 3 of a multi-part blog series about the pop-up adventure playgrounds we create in our own communities throughout the year. This is an example of how our pop-up adventure playgrounds work, and us using our namesake model and our own resources to work...
Apr 9, 2018 | 7 Principles of Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds, Children, Morgan, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
By Morgan A conversation on Facebook recently veered into the weeds, as they sometimes do. We reflected on the back and forth of digital text and decided it was time to bring the conversation out of bubbles and into whole paragraphs. Asking us directly about who...
Mar 24, 2018 | Children, loose parts, Morgan, Play, Playwork, survey
We have a slow but steady trickle of requests coming in from other organisations. They want to use Suzanna’s photographs of children at play, get a quote or opinion. It’s very rarely promoting something specific, and usually about creating shared content...
Mar 22, 2018 | Adventure Play at The Parish School, adventure playground, Children, Jill Wood, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, press release, risk, Risk Study, Zan
I am really excited to be writing this blog post. It celebrates a publication written by fellow playworkers Jill Wood and Morgan Leichter-Saxby. Acknowledging my bias, I am always proud of everything that Morgan does (she is my work-wife after all!). But seriously,...
Feb 11, 2018 | Children, KOOP Adventure Play, Peter Gray, Play, play conference, Pop-Up Adventure Play, press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prioritising Play Conference gathers international experts in child-directed play and welcomes local settings to learn essentials of play and Playwork practice. Urbana-Champaign, IL – Non-profit group KOOP Adventure Play has been delivering...
