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...
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...
Apr 8, 2013 | adventure playground, Adventures, Photos, Play, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
By Zan The last 7 days have been a bit busy but in a really good way. I thought it might be nice to share some of the stuff we get up to on a day to day basis at Pop-Up Adventure Play as well as share some photos from my exciting week. Monday In the UK it was a Bank...
Mar 3, 2013 | Childhood, Children, fund raising, gamers, Play, play advocates, Pop-Up Adventure Play, video games
By Zan Yesterday, Pop-Up Adventure Play held a fundraising event! We teamed up with gaming store Manchester Fort Game and made it a whole evening of awesomeness. I have worked at Manchester Fort Game on and off for some time, and when they found out that I was part of...
Feb 14, 2013 | Keep Calm and Play On, Marc Armitage, Photos, Play, Playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, tickets, Tour, video, Zan
By Zan We’re very excited and privileged to be working with Marc Armitage on his first US tour. It is a great partnership for the following reasons: 1) Marc Armitage is a great playworker He’s been in the field for over 30 years both as a front line worker...
Jan 22, 2013 | Adventures, event, fund raising, Global Network, Mini Pop-Up, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, UK, US
By Zan We at Pop-Up Adventure Play are getting excited! It looks like 2013 is going to be another awesome year for us, and here are a few hints about what you’re going to see us doing. Already, are planning on going to a school in the UK to do a mini Pop-Up...
Dec 30, 2012 | Belgium, Charity, Global Network, Largo, MoMA, photo, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Reflection, street party, UK, US, Zan
By Zan At the end of every year, the holiday festivities always gives us a moment to look back on the last 12 months and reflect. For Pop-Up Adventure Play, this really has been some year! In the US: We did training in Largo, Florida which amounted to a city-wide play...
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...
Oct 1, 2012 | Cardboard, Global Network, Morgan, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play
By Morgan Regarding the Global Cardboard Challenge, we first ask this: Have you seen the Caine’s Arcade video? Since April 2012, it has over 10 million views. Moreover, it accumulates roughly $250,000 in donations for a scholarship fund for Caine. What makes...
Sep 1, 2012 | Children, photo, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-Up Play Shop, video
By Morgan Another Pop-Up Play Shop flowered recently, in Paignton, Devon. Play Torbay had invited us down to be a part of Children’s Week – an annual celebration of and for children, that has been going for 60 years! Most of Children’s Week happens...
Sep 1, 2012 | Children, collaboration, family, fun, junk, loose parts, MoMA, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play
By Sharon What could be better than visiting the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)? Well, when you’re allowed to do whatever you like with what you find… and when the security staff are totally on your side! On August 10, 2012, Pop-Up Adventure Play collaborated with...
May 18, 2012 | Play, play conference, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-Up Play Shop
By Zan Morgan and I were lucky enough to attend the Spirit of Adventure Play Conference this year, and we were both very excited. Play Wales organises this conference every year, and it is arguably the best playwork conference in the UK. I know I had a lot of fun...
