Jan 29, 2016 | Child-Directed, Children, Guest Writer, Photos, Play, play cue, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
By Margaret of The Lion and The Mouse Margaret and her team first approached us in April 2015 to run their own independent Pop-Ups by registering with us. Since then, two of their staff have joined our Playworker Development Course and they have been running Pop-Ups...
Dec 15, 2015 | Children, Guest Writer, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, world
When Pop-Ups friend Louise found out that we were going to Hong Kong as part of our #PopUpsWorldTour2015, she got in touch immediately to ask us where we would be. She came to have lunch with us before our Saturday Pop-Up and stuck around to see all the action. Here...
Nov 27, 2015 | Children, family, Hong Kong, loose parts, moments, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, world, Zan
Reaching the 6th country on this epic world tour felt a little bit like going home. I had somehow forgotten that simply going to “see my family” in Hong Kong also meant that 8 people would come and pick us up at the airport, and that tiny cousins would...
Oct 13, 2015 | Adventures, Bellelli, Community, Morgan, Photos, Play, Playwork, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, workshop, world
Hasta Luego, Costa Rica! I was typing this on our flight from Panama City to LA, in between stops 3 and 4 of our grand World Tour. We three were thrilled about this stop, allowing us to visit Carolina and tour Bellelli Educación. Carolina has been a friend of Pop-Ups...
Sep 23, 2015 | adults, Blackpool, box, Child-Directed, Children, dens, fire, Photos, Play, play advocates, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, robot
By Zan After a glorious fire and den building session in Blackpool, we were invited back again to host a Play Advocacy Day. It was a particularly blue-sky day as we approached the LeftCoast office to talk to about 15 adults from different Blackpool services who all...
Jul 8, 2015 | Cardboard, Children, free, Guest Writer, London, loose parts, Photos, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, school
Sarah first approached us about Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds about a year ago. Her enthusiasm for the model, and her can-do attitude was refreshing in busy London. We are very pleased that she found an opportunity to have a Pop-Up in her community. Additionally, we...
May 29, 2015 | adults, Children, Community, free, independent organisers, Morgan, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, register, support, training
We started hosting pop-up adventure playgrounds in 2010. Since then, they’ve been held in Australia, Bogota, Cairo, New York and in more than 14 countries all around the world, by Pop-Ups staff and by independent organisers. The response to these events and...
May 6, 2015 | Children, Guest Writer, loose parts, parents, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Volunteers
By Kelly Paredes Kelly and her team are one of our independent organisers, running Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds to support their work in their community. She works with Ben’s Lighthouse, an organisation committed to putting children first. Here is Kelly’s...
Apr 28, 2015 | Australia, Guest Writer, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, Tour
We met Nicole when we were on tour in Australia and had a great time with her and Justine, together known as Journey Into Play. They have just started a new side project called Frolic where they are hoping to run Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds in their locality....
Apr 17, 2015 | Australia, box, Children, families, Guest Writer, loose parts, parents, Photos, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, tree
By Joelle Whiting We met Joelle in Swan Hill when we were on tour in Australia. It was boiling hot during the days we were in Swan Hill, so we are really pleased that these folk paid attention even in the uncomfortable weather and decided to do a Pop-Up Adventure...
Mar 24, 2015 | adventure playground, Adventures, Australia, Child-Directed, Children, Photos, Play, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
Morgan and I had been home from Australia for exactly two weeks. Life had quickly returned to normal. I often found myself daydreaming about the warmth and wondering what it would be like if the UK were always sunny. If the weather were better, I’m sure people would...
Feb 20, 2015 | Australia, Morgan, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, workshop
By Morgan Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill… Next Stop, Tamworth! We are 11 days and 6 sessions into our great Down Under Tour, arranged by the fabulous Malarkey and shepherded for this leg by Justine (of Malarkey/Journey into Play). I’m writing this by the...
