Feb 23, 2015 | adventure playground, Book, interviews, Morgan, Play, play advocates, Playwork, Reflection, stories, Tour, US, Zan
Over the past couple of weeks, Suzanna had often told people that we had a new book coming out and then looked over to me with a grin. That was because every time I thought about this work being public, out there and available, I would start to blush and panic....
Dec 31, 2014 | Adventures, Beaches Resorts, Book, Morgan, Play, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Pop-Up Play Shop, Reflection, thank you, Tour
It was time to say so long to another year – and what a year it had been! Thank you, everyone, for helping to make new adventures possible for children all around the world, whether you lead a pop-up adventure playground, helped fund our tour, or joined...
Dec 23, 2014 | Cardboard, Child-Directed, Children, Guest Writer, loose parts, NYC, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection
Pop-Up’s friend Alexander Khost is a parent, educator, painter, and web developer living in Brooklyn, NY with his two children, James and Oliver and his partner, Amanda. Alex has been active in mutual respect, child-led learning environments in various ways,...
Nov 29, 2014 | Adventures, Australia, Children, children's day, Play, sponsor, Tour, UK
What were you doing on the 17th of May back in 2014? For us at Pop-Up Adventure Play, it was an exciting time to celebrate National Children’s Day in the UK, a pivotal event in global play advocacy. That year’s theme, “the Science and Magic of Play”...
Nov 14, 2014 | Children, experience, junk, Morgan, PhD, Play, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, right to play, stories, training
Anyone who’s spent much time playing with children has had practice believing two seemingly-contradictory things simultaneously. This is a stick but also a sword for killing zombies. This is a striped grey rock but it’s also a prized treasure. There are a...
Oct 29, 2014 | blog, Book, Children, Morgan, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, US
Over the last few years, you’ve seen us grow. You’ve probably read about the projects we’ve done and seen guest posts highlighting the work of independent pop-up adventure playground organizers around the world. Perhaps you’ve been moved to...
Oct 18, 2014 | adults, Children, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Reflection
We can’t quite believe it, but the Playworker Development Course has been going for over a year! Our course aims to provide tools to play advocates and gives a chance to use the playwork approach. Since the start of the course, we have worked with over 60...
Sep 5, 2014 | adults, box, Children, Guest Writer, parents, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Seattle
By Sara Mirabito Sara left an urgent message on our guest book a couple of weeks ago when she found out that she was helping to run a Pop-Up Adventure Playground for Hopscotch CD festival. She had never heard of Pop-Ups before and needed a little help. After we talked...
Aug 4, 2014 | Adventures, blog, Children, Guest Writer, parents, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
By Wendy Garcia We’re delighted to have Wendy guest write this blogpost, giving us the highlights of a Pop-Up Adventure Playground she hosted on 19th July in New Haven, Connecticut. Wendy approached us to help her run a Pop-Up and we provided her with guidance...
Jul 25, 2014 | Children, Photos, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
It has been some time since I hosted a Pop-Up in my community so when my church friends approached me to help out with a cafe style event, I jumped at the idea of having a Pop-Up Adventure Playground. It’s new and unfamiliar territory to these folks, but I...
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...
