Latest Adventures
A Workshop in Queensland – Pop-Ups on Tour 2015
I am writing on another place, from seat 26F gazing out on the rust-red earth far below. We are somewhere in the air between Brisbane and Perth – Justine, Suzanna and myself all in a row. Our last workshop and pop-up were in a town called Robina. Whispering Gully...
Journeying Through LA: Adventures, Surprises and Urban Wonders
After Costa Rica, we travelled north for a brief visit with Erica, Jeremiah, and their son Dallas. We had visited them during the US tour in 2014 and recently saw their presentation in Ithaca on recent developments. They’ve been fighting hard against a proposed...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2015 – Costa Rica
Hasta Luego, Costa Rica! I was typing this on our flight from Panama City to LA, in between stops 3 and 4 of our grand World Tour. We three were thrilled about this stop, allowing us to visit Carolina and tour Bellelli Educación. Carolina has been a friend of Pop-Ups...
Pop-Ups On Tour 2015 – Ithaca, NY, USA
This post took a few days to write. This was partly because we're officially on tour now (next stop, Costa Rica!). Also partly because our last stop was a little overwhelming. Suzanna and I spent 6 hours in a rental car afterwards, discussing detail and processing....
The World Tour Begins!
By Zan To kick start our World Tour, we invited our Board of Directors to meet us in Manchester where we officially had our first stop! It was pretty low key, but it was great to tell our board members about our progress over the past year. Moreover, to hear the...
Play Advocacy in Blackpool
By Zan After a glorious fire and den building session in Blackpool, we were invited back again to host a Play Advocacy Day. It was a particularly blue-sky day as we approached the LeftCoast office to talk to about 15 adults from different Blackpool services who all...
GUEST WRITER: Preparing to Play in the Cone
By Nicole Wulff Nicole approached us a couple of months ago to ask if she could do a Pop-Up Adventure Playground. Before she knew, she had a location and occasion to run one and we talked her through some of the things she would need for it. She kindly agreed to write...
Adventure Play on the Big Screen
We're pretty convinced that adventure playgrounds are the most gorgeous 'ugly' places you'll ever see. The new adventure playground documentary, The Land, showcases these remarkable spaces The best ones are packed with junk such as scrap wood, piles of dirt and...
GUEST WRITER: Pop-Up Play Shop Conwy
By Millie Boswell and Gareth Stacey, CVSC Play Development Team Conwy The Play Development Team at Conwy first approached us at Pop-Ups HQ a few months ago, explaining how they wanted to open their very own Pop-Up Play Shop. This was a wonderful moment as it meant...
Fire and Denbuilding – Team Pop-Ups in Blackpool
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 alone,...