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New Beginnings in Adventurous Play: LA
After an epic 12-year playwork journey from an unsure 17-year-old volunteer, I embarked on different roles. I transitioned from a front-line playworker to a Children’s Centre Manager in the UK. Now, I'm starting a new adventure with Pop-Up Adventure Play alongside -...
GUEST WRITER: “Supporting the Play Comes First”
When we met Louise in Singapore on our World Tour, we felt humbled. We met such a wonderfully connected and passionate advocate who looked to us for advice. Louise has been working towards a more playful life for a long time. We are delighted she took some time out...
Introducing… Pop-Up’s Andy
It is with great joy that we'd like to introduce you all to a new member of Team Pop-Up Adventure Play: Introducing Andy Hinchcliffe! Andy has been Pop-Up Adventure Play's longest-serving board membe. He has travelled to a number of locations with Morgan and myself to...
Campference 2017 – Making Connections
On my first playwork assignment, I was lucky to join an existing team that worked together well. We made eye contact frequently during the sessions and pulled one another aside during slow moments to observe together and swap little funny anecdotes. We checked in on...
PRESS RELEASE: Register for One of a Kind Playwork Campference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/20/2016 Val Verde, CA - February 16-19, 2017 - UK based Pop-up Adventure Play is teaming up with Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play to host a first time Playwork Campference in Val Verde, CA February 16-19th 2017. The Campference will...
GUEST WRITER: Pop-Up Adventure Playground in Salford, UK
David is one of Pop-Up Adventure Play's wonderful Playworker Development Course tutors. First as Pop-Ups Zan's PhD friend and now as a colleague, David has been working hard to take playwork into hospitals using his specialism as a trained nurse. In celebration of...
Designing Playful Landscapes: Reflections from a Pop-Up Adventure Playground in Boston
Erica came to us with her background in Landscape Architecture hoping to take more of a playwork approach to her work. Pop-Ups Morgan has been her Playworker Development Course tutor since January, and was able to meet her at the adventure playground on Governors...
GUEST WRITER: Chapter Zero’s 1st Pop-Up Adventure Playground In Singapore
The ladies at Chapter Zero warmly welcomed Pop-Ups Zan to Singapore when she visited in June 2016. They have since joined the Playworker Development Course and are trying their hand at putting theory into practice. Here is an account of their first ever pop-up! We...
Playworking Auntie: Finding My Feet
She ran straight past me and launched her 14-month-old self up the playground slide. This is not the first time she has done this, but apparently the excitement and freefall of going down the slide wasn't quite enough so ever since she could walk, all she's wanted to...
Celebrating Play 2016
By Zan I have been busy celebrating Playday UK, which is held on the first Thursday of August every year. Playday is a fantastic opportunity for folks all over the UK to do big, public events to raise the profile of play. And this year, I have been able to get...