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A HONAZ Immersive Experience
Have you been wanting to learn more about playwork? Are you curious about what goes into the management and delivery of a truly adventurous playspace? It's nearly the second anniversary of our Playworker Development Course, an online opportunity for everyone seeking a...
Our Adventure Down-Under
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...
National Playwork Conference
By Andy Hinchcliffe Andy is a member of Pop-Up Adventure Play's wonderful board of directors. He has been working in the playwork field for many years and has many stories to tell. We are very pleased today to have him re-post his reflections on our blog about his...
Welcome, New Book!
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....
Pop Up’s Down Under Tour 2015
By Morgan Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill... Next Stop, Tamworth! We are 11 days and 6 sessions into our great Down Under Tour, arranged by the fabulous Malarkey and shepherded for this leg by Justine (of Malarkey/Journey into Play). I'm writing this by the side of a...
Goodbye 2014 and Hello 2015!
It was time to say so long to another year - and what a year it had been! Thank you, everyone, for helping to make new adventures possible for children all around the world, whether you lead a pop-up adventure playground, helped fund our tour, or joined participants...
GUEST WRITER: Come and They Will Build It in Brooklyn
Pop-Up's friend Alexander Khost is a parent, educator, painter, and web developer living in Brooklyn, NY with his two children, James and Oliver and his partner, Amanda. Alex has been active in mutual respect, child-led learning environments in various ways, including...
Pop-Up Friends in the UK and Australia
By Morgan What will you be doing, on the 17th of May? In case you haven't heard, that's the official National Children's Day in the UK. Their theme this year is "the Science and Magic of Play" and we are proud sponsors of it. So, the UK has a long tradition of...
Exploring the Paradoxes of Playwork: Navigating the Intuitive and the Professional
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 few more...
The New Adventure Play Movement: USA
Over the last few years, you've seen us grow. You've probably read about the projects we've done and seen guest posts highlighting the work of independent pop-up adventure playground organizers around the world. Perhaps you've been moved to create your own pop-up...