Mar 20, 2016 | adventure playground, Morgan, NYC, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, training
Have you heard that there’s a new adventure playground opening in the US – in fact, right in NYC? We are so excited about this project, which is led by a group of extraordinarily dedicated individuals known as play:ground. They’ve been hosting pop-up adventure...
Jan 3, 2016 | 2016, announce, Morgan, PhD, playful, Pop-Up Adventure Play, stories, The Land Documentary, training, UK
Happy New Year! We all have our favourite holidays. This one is mine – well, tied with my birthday, of course! It’s a little cheesy to say that this is a time of reflection. A chance to consider the year ending and make renewed commitments to the one opening...
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...
Mar 31, 2015 | Australia, Children, Guest Writer, Photos, Play, Playwork, Tour, training
Justine was one half of Journey into Play, an Australia based Professional Development group that worked with Malarkey. We had just finished touring together. She was a student in our Playworker Development Course and spent a lot of time with us during our visit to...
Nov 14, 2014 | Children, experience, junk, Morgan, PhD, Play, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, right to play, stories, training
Anyone who’s spent much time playing with children has had practice believing two seemingly-contradictory things simultaneously. This is a stick but also a sword for killing zombies. This is a striped grey rock but it’s also a prized treasure. There are a...
Mar 4, 2013 | Berkshire Museum, Cardboard, Morgan, museum, Photos, Play, training
Suzanna is driven mental by my failure to write blog posts about my Pop-Up Adventures..As such, I am now proud to share images from my recent trip to Pittsfield and to get them online! A couple of weeks ago I was at the Berkshire Museum to provide training and event...
Mar 24, 2012 | Anna, event, Florida, Largo, Morgan, Photos, Sharon, training
Pop-Up Adventure Play spent four beautiful days in sunny Largo, Florida helping to support Largo’s city-wide “Play! Unplugged” event and to kickstart a county-wide initiative. With support from the incredible Jennifer McMahon and all of the staff at...
