Aug 16, 2015 | Andy, Children, dens, fire, food, Photos, Playwork, playworker, tree climbing, UK, weather, Zan
We were invited by the wonderful folk at LeftCoast to run a couple of Fire and Den Building sessions in one of the residential areas in Blackpool, UK. On this occasion, Pop-Up’s Board Member, Andy, came to assist on the session as we playworkers never work...
Jul 1, 2015 | Adventures, Australia, photo, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour, US, world, Zan
By Zan A couple of years ago, I declared to Morgan that we would go on a tour of the USA. I’m not sure that she took me seriously. I’m not even sure I took myself seriously. But around 6 months later, we were sat in a tiny yellow car in snowy Massachusetts...
May 17, 2015 | Children, children's day, children's rights, loose parts, Photos, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, UNCRC, Zan
We were excited today to be celebrating National Children’s Day this year in Bradford. Andy, one of our Board members and I ran a little Pop-Up today! We did a little promoting, brought loads of loose parts, did a little staging and let the children come to us!...
Apr 7, 2015 | Book, Pop-Up Adventure Play, purchase, Zan
It is with great joy and excitement that we announce that our book, the new Adventure Playground Movement is now available for purchase directly from us! Here’s a bit about our book: “When Morgan Leichter-Saxby and Suzanna Law got into their little yellow...
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 23, 2015 | adventure playground, Book, interviews, Morgan, Play, play advocates, Playwork, Reflection, stories, Tour, US, Zan
Over the past couple of weeks, Suzanna had often told people that we had a new book coming out and then looked over to me with a grin. That was because every time I thought about this work being public, out there and available, I would start to blush and panic....
Jul 25, 2014 | Children, Photos, Play, Playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Zan
It has been some time since I hosted a Pop-Up in my community so when my church friends approached me to help out with a cafe style event, I jumped at the idea of having a Pop-Up Adventure Playground. It’s new and unfamiliar territory to these folks, but I...
Jun 3, 2014 | 2014, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, special guests, thank you, Tour, video, Zan
Quite some time had passed since we finished our ‘Pop-Up Adventure Play and Special Guests 2014 Tour.’ I have been very careful not to constantly talk about the adventure. I really can’t help it though. The scale of our adventure and the things we...
Jan 25, 2014 | fund raising, thank you, Tour, Zan
The indiegogo campaign that we set up to fund our Pop-Up Adventure Play and Special Guests Tour 2014 was a huge success. Although the site shows that we only got $4531, we had a not-so-secret donor in the form of playground builders, KaBOOM who took the final amount...
Jan 10, 2014 | Adventures, Child-Directed, fund raising, Play, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Tour, US, workshop, Zan
Here’s an update on the Pop-Up Adventure Play and Special Guests Tour 2014. Also to tell you about our Indiegogo campaign. I’m going to make use of some driving puns to help me along the way too. I might spin my wheels a little, so I apologise in advance....
Dec 31, 2013 | Anna, Global Network, Mini Pop-Up, Morgan, photo, Play, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Tour, Zan
It’s been a great year at Pop-Up Adventure Play. We just wanted to take a few moments to reflect on the year and to look back on where we were last year to fully appreciate what we have achieved in the last 12 months. This year as a team, we have travelled to 5...
Nov 7, 2013 | high street, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-Up Play Shop, survey, UK, Zan
By ZanWe have been working very hard with Adrian Voce to bring Pop-Up Play Shops to the high streets of the UK but we need your help. A few months back we were able to gain Big Lottery funding to work on an exciting project to find out how much demand there is in the...
