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Latest Adventures
Discovering the Thrill of Adventure Playgrounds with Jill Wood
Jill Wood is one of our favourite people. We first met her on the 2014 tour - she hugged us tight when we left, and has been a tremendous Friend to Pop-Ups ever since. Most recently, she put me up in her spare room for months while we worked together at the AP she...
Campference 2017 – Introducing Erin Davis, Director of The Land
In 2013, Erin Davis arrived at The Land with a film crew. Suzanna drove over for a visit, and put Erin and I on the phone to say hello. We didn't get long to talk though, as Erin had to go suddenly as the children were "launching the boat." The documentary short...
Campference 2017 – A Short Interview with Professor Fraser Brown
Although we are both British, Fraser and I actually met in Atlanta, Georgia at the IPA/TASP conference in 2010. I presented about playrangers and he was one of the people who joined my audience. Soon after, I enrolled at Leeds Beckett University to study Playwork as a...
GUEST WRITER: Popping Up in Kansas
By Beverly Baumgartner Beverly signed up for our resource pack before reaching out to us for help. The idea of a pop-up adventure playground is exciting enough but most organisers are nervous for their first but we are here to support everyone. Beverly reflects here...
Campference 2017 – Eureka Villa Adventure Playground
By Zan We have talked a lot about our focus for our Playwork Campference, about the focus on practice, and the emphasis on you. We haven't yet told you much about where we will be doing this, and the delightful hosts of our event. Ladies and gentlemen, Pop-Up...
Campference 2017 – Theory into practice (and practice into theory!)
Years ago, I visited an adventure playground. It was a place that once was rich and thriving, but in recent years something had shifted. The children were bored, the site seniors were raising funds to have builders come in and create some new equipment. It had lost...
Campference 2017 – Practical Playwork
By Morgan So, Suzanna and I have been to about 3,412 conferences over the years, mostly on the subject of play. It's always good to meet with friends, and be introduced to new ideas and new advocates for children's freedom. Plus, there's usually pastries. Most...
Guest Writer: Popping Up in Portland
We are excited to be welcoming Jess to write on our blog about her first-ever pop-up adventure playground, hosted at her place of work. She is one of our Playworker Development Course students, using the skills from our course to complement the work she is doing at...
Adventure Play in NYC
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...
National Playwork Conference 2016
After reflecting for a couple of day, I am ready to tell you about my adventures at this year's National Playwork Conference. Hosted by Meynell Games Group, this is the biggest annual playwork focused conference in the UK. Every year, hundreds of playworkers journey...