Mar 1, 2019 | campference, Children, Guest Writer, Houston, Play, Playwork, Playwork Practice, playwork principles, Playworker Travelling Fund, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Portugal, stories
We have invited our one of the first recipients of the Playworker Travelling Fund, Ana Rita to write about the journey that she took with Pop-Up Adventure Play to the Playwork Campference 2019. We haven’t quite written about it yet (our reflection time is taking...
Jan 30, 2019 | campference, Play, play conference, Playwork, Playwork Conference, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Professor Fraser Brown, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, workshop
****** Dear Campference 2019 attendees, Why do we attend conferences? To paraphrase the 20th Century poet, T.S. Eliot: ‘information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.’ In other words, it is possible to have lots of information in your memory about a...
Jan 3, 2018 | Children, Community, Play, play association, Playwork, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, tagline
There’s a small thing that’s irked us for ages. It’s probably a common feeling to folks in playwork, given how we struggle to explain this work to outsiders. As an organization that positions itself as a kind of ‘welcome mat’ for...
Sep 17, 2017 | Adventures, Canada, loose parts, Play, play conference, Playwork, playworkers, presentations, Tour
Crawling down back roads, we search for house numbers and community centres. This became our norm, especially as we descend towards the end of our grand Canadian tour, spanning 7 weeks on the road. We headed for the Play Symposium courtesy of Calgary Child’s Play....
Apr 9, 2017 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, campference, Guest Writer, loose parts, Play, Playwork, playworkers, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflections
By Mischelle Brown Mischelle reached out to us in 2016, telling us of her passions for play and in 2017, we met her at the Playwork Campference! It was wonderful to hear her perspective and learn of her passion. She has big plans for her community and some big...
Oct 8, 2016 | child-led, Children, Guest Writer, Play, Playworker Development Course, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Singapore, Tour, world
When we met Louise in Singapore on our World Tour, we felt humbled. We met such a wonderfully connected and passionate advocate who looked to us for advice. Louise has been working towards a more playful life for a long time. We are delighted she took some time out...
Sep 28, 2016 | adventure playground, campference, connections, Morgan, play advocates, Playwork, playworkers, Tour
On my first playwork assignment, I was lucky to join an existing team that worked together well. We made eye contact frequently during the sessions and pulled one another aside during slow moments to observe together and swap little funny anecdotes. We checked in on...
Nov 2, 2015 | adults, Australia, blog, Photos, Play, playworkers, Tour, workshop, world, Zan
At every workshop, we ask participants a question that almost always stumps them: how do you play? There’s always an awkward pause. No one makes eye contact and the whole room seems to think. Is it really that difficult to answer that question? To us, it seems...
Sep 12, 2015 | Adventure Play, adventure playground, Children, film, junk, Play, playworkers, risk, The Land Documentary
We’re pretty convinced that adventure playgrounds are the most gorgeous ‘ugly’ places you’ll ever see. The new adventure playground documentary, The Land, showcases these remarkable spaces The best ones are packed with junk such as scrap wood,...
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 25, 2013 | blog, Children, Community, London, Play, Playwork, playwork principles, playworkers, Pop-Up Play Shop, symposium, Zan
By Zan The blog for the Shop of Possibilities has been one of my favourite blogs ever since I found it about a year ago. The updates aren’t regular, but the photos are always fascinating, and gives a little glimpse into the life of a possible world. So imagine...
Apr 11, 2013 | Global Network, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, playworkers, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
It’s been a few weeks travelling for me, going around the world to help local groups advocate for children’s play. First up was Il Foro de Desarrollo Infantil, or for my fellow English-speakers the Child Development Forum, in Bogota. Apart from the...
