Aug 4, 2017 | Andy, Canada, Children, Photos, Play, play advocates, playful, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour, workshop
After a series of unfortunate mechanical happenings, we arrived in London ON from Ottawa ON, just before midnight. We were kindly greeted by Alan, our local contact and play advocate who had started a conversation about this very visit many months ago. Our landing in...
Apr 2, 2017 | adventure playground, energy, junk, Junkyard, loose parts, musical, playworker, Zan
Sitting in my seat next to Andy, I felt really excited. I hadn’t thought about the set for Junkyard the Musical and now that I was looking at the silhouette of it on the stage before the show. It had real pallets, and barrels, and planks and rope…...
Nov 22, 2016 | Adventures, loose parts, moments, Play, playworker, Playworking Auntie
She noticed the fallen leaves on the ground and crunched over them as we walked along. Then suddenly she stopped dead and picked one up by the stem. She studied it briefly before picking up a second by the stem with the other hand. Waving them about like some sort of...
Oct 18, 2016 | adventure playground, Andy, Photos, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, vote
After an epic 12-year playwork journey from an unsure 17-year-old volunteer, I embarked on different roles. I transitioned from a front-line playworker to a Children’s Centre Manager in the UK. Now, I’m starting a new adventure with Pop-Up Adventure Play...
Oct 7, 2016 | Adventures, Andy, photo, playful, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, team, Zan
It is with great joy that we’d like to introduce you all to a new member of Team Pop-Up Adventure Play: Introducing Andy Hinchcliffe! Andy has been Pop-Up Adventure Play’s longest-serving board membe. He has travelled to a number of locations with Morgan...
Sep 20, 2016 | campference, Playwork, playworker, press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/20/2016 Val Verde, CA – February 16-19, 2017 – UK based Pop-up Adventure Play is teaming up with Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play to host a first time Playwork Campference in Val Verde, CA February 16-19th 2017. The...
Aug 7, 2016 | Children, niblings, Play, playranger, Playwork, playworker, Playworking Auntie, Zan
She ran straight past me and launched her 14-month-old self up the playground slide. This is not the first time she has done this, but apparently the excitement and freefall of going down the slide wasn’t quite enough so ever since she could walk, all...
Feb 20, 2016 | Adventures, Children, Play, playworker, Playworking Auntie, Reflection, Zan
Last year was a busy year. Not only was I buzzing around the world with Morgan, but I was also preparing my heart to have an upgrade in status: I was no longer in the youngest generation within my family. Yes, 2015 was the year that I became an auntie to two adorable...
Dec 4, 2015 | adventure playground, Children, Community, fire, Play, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, stories, Tour, UK, world
We are standing in a circle, facing a fire in the perishing cold. My face is hot and dry while sleet seeps through ill-considered jeans and trickles into my shoes. So it is for our End of the World Tour. On a hill, with a steel slide to one side and a view of brick...
Sep 3, 2015 | Children, Guest Writer, loose parts, parents, Photos, Play, play types, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Play Shop, toolkit
By Millie Boswell and Gareth Stacey, CVSC Play Development Team Conwy The Play Development Team at Conwy first approached us at Pop-Ups HQ a few months ago, explaining how they wanted to open their very own Pop-Up Play Shop. This was a wonderful moment as it meant...
Aug 16, 2015 | Andy, Children, dens, fire, food, Photos, Playwork, playworker, tree climbing, UK, weather, Zan
We were invited by the wonderful folk at LeftCoast to run a couple of Fire and Den Building sessions in one of the residential areas in Blackpool, UK. On this occasion, Pop-Up’s Board Member, Andy, came to assist on the session as we playworkers never work...
May 19, 2015 | Community, Morgan, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Play Shop, tutor
As you know, we’re super excited about the Playworker Development Course. We’ve been running it for 2 years now with 82 students from 12 countries. In March, we were shortlisted for the Playwork Training Provider Award at the UK National Playwork...
