Despite all the research that tells parents how good it is for their children to spend time playing outside, they are spending more time indoors than ever before. It seems that concerns about the dangers...Read more
|Comment|author: Janine Coates and Helena Pimlott-Wilson
This article presents the third and final part of a case study interview with Tom Burns. In it, we discuss the role of a play-leader of an adventure playground and Tom’s advice for the setting...Read more
|Comment|author: Tom Burns Sandra Abegglen and David Blundell
This article presents the second part of a case study interview with Tom Burns. In it, we discuss early adventure pioneers and how Tom went about setting up an adventure playground.Ā
Tom Burns works as a...Read more
|Comment|author: Tom Burns Sandra Abegglen and David Blundell
This article presents a case study interview with Tom Burns. We have interviewed Tom to find out how he got involved in adventure play, and what he thinks of the benefits and also challenges of...Read more
|Comment|author: Tom Burns Sandra Abegglen and David Blundell
Raymond Wills entered play work as a Community Service Volunteer in the early 1960s.Ā Throughout his time in play work, he was an active member of numerous play bodies, Play Councils, regional play associations and national...Read more
Meghan Talarowski is the founder and director of Studio Ludo, aĀ non-profit research, design and advocacy company in Philadelphia, USA. Ahead of next week’s Child in the City international seminar on children’s play in the urban...Read more
The UK-based charity, Pop-Up Adventure Play has announced that it is heading to Canada for a series of workshops and play support sessions ahead of this Septemberā€™s Triennial world conference of the International Play Association...Read more