The dream of the future playground
Denser cities and fewer green areas. What is left for the children when the cityscape changes? That is an important element in the architecture education at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, but also the...Read more
Play campaigners demand government ‘levels up’ access for children
The Association of Play Industries (API) says access to public play spaces in UK cities and towns is ‘unfair and unequal’, and wants government action to level up children’s opportunities for play.Read more
Playing outside: who, where and what?
Fortunately, more and more attention is being paid to a play-friendly public space in both research and policy. Yet there is still little insight into very basic questions. For example, do boys play more outside than...Read more
Donation sparks $250 million fundraising plan to level up play opportunities across USA
KABOOM!, the USA-based play equality champion, has launched its ’25 in 5′ initiative, a $250 million dollar fundraising plan towards achieving play space equality across the country.Read more
Pandemic play experiences – sign up for The Play Observatory’s online seminar
The Play Observatory, a UK-based project focusing on children’s play during COVID and beyond, still has places available for a free online seminar later this month.Read more
Street Tape Games: Playing with Social Distancing
Artists Helen Kwok and Chad Toprak discuss Street Tape Games, playable art installations designed around social distancing.Read more
Play Wales – publications for professionals
Play Wales, the national body for children’s play, has this year published a wide variety of guides and resources to help professionals working in and around the children’s play sector.Read morePandemic play experiences – sign up for The Play Observatory’s online seminar
The Play Observatory, a UK-based project focusing on children’s play during COVID and beyond, invites you to take part in a free online seminar in January.Read more
Play Wales: Weighing up risks and benefits in children’s play
Play Wales has published a new information sheet aimed at helping children’s play organisers take the right approach in decision-making over play infrastructure.Read more
Charities give three more Beirut parks given a child-friendly makeover
Three more of Beirut’s public parks have been revitalised and made child-friendly as part of an ongoing programme led by the non-profit CatalyticAction. After the successful rehabilitation of the Karantina public park, CatalyticAction, which works for...Read more
Free To Play Outside campaign makes air pollution in cities visible with big grey bubble
Watch out for a big grey bubble at COP26 in Glasgow in the coming days. The grey inflatable, which represents air pollution, has been touring cities in Brazil to raise awareness of the importance of reducing emissions...Read more
Outdoor play in Canada ‘should continue beyond the COVID pandemic’
An important incidental change that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic has been our collective rediscovery of the outdoors. As we begin building back better, we have an opportunity to leverage this re-engagement to enhance our...Read more
UK primary schools ‘must demonstrate how they support play opportunities’ – report
Opportunities for ‘self organised play’ for children in UK schools have significantly ‘diminished’ and schools must respond, says a report by an influential play advisory body.Read more
How addressing our young kids’ COVID-19 learning loss is a matter of child’s play
COVID-19 disruptions have had a distinct, devastating and potentially enduring impact on our youngest school-aged learners, especially those who were already behind in early language, literacy and numeracy understandings. The pandemic has also taken a...Read more