Oct 31, 2013 | Community, Play, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, US, Zan
By Zan Our mission has always been to give opportunities for child-directed play within a community of supportive adults. In a practical sense, it means that we provide support and training for parents, professionals and community members around the world, whenever...
Aug 26, 2013 | adventure playground, Community, Morgan, parents, Play, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, tutor, Zan
We’ve been making pop-up adventure playgrounds, and helping others make them, for 3 years now. Our original idea was that they be a lightweight model for community-based playwork, focusing on playing and learning for parents and professionals, that they could...
May 29, 2013 | Children, Memories, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, school, Zan
By Zan The Co-operative Academy of Manchester asked us back to their school for another 2 days of Pop-Up Adventure Family Play. It was a great couple of days of play with some great moments: moments which I will be talking about for a long time, and moments that I...
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...
Feb 19, 2013 | Cardboard, Children, Play, Playwork, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
It’s been some time since I’ve lead on a project and worked directly with children. The last time I did, it was as part of the Queen’s Jubilee, and in video-game-years that was an age ago! Today I get to excitedly talk about my two-day Pop-Up...
Sep 5, 2012 | Children, loose parts, Mini Pop-Up, NYC, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
By Sharon Yesterday, I had the great honour of helping our friend – artist Laura Nova – with a mini pop-up celebration in her Lower East Side neighbourhood’s summer festival. For those of you unfamiliar with our pop-up adventure playground model,...
May 7, 2012 | Earth Day, New Rochelle, outdoors play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, recycled materials play, Sharon
The butterflies have been swooping and dancing outside my 14th-floor window for the past couple of days. I think they want to play! Here we are… Last weekend witnessed some pretty fabulous Earth Week, pop-up adventure playgrounds — one in Austin, TX and...
Apr 26, 2012 | moments, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, video
I’d like to share a few lovely videos that we’ve made from Pop-Up Adventure Play moments. These moments capture the essence of what we do, in many different ways. 1) An Introduction to Many Moments This is a video that introduces Pop-Up Adventure Play to...
Apr 19, 2012 | Earth Day, nature play, outdoors play, parks, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, recycled materials play
Playing expresses our joy and love for Earth. Our playful selves skilfully repurpose everyday materials—cardboard recycling, tape, twine, and fabric. The simplicity and power of one child playing on his terms, a stockroom of materials, a supportive parent, and a third...
