Nov 7, 2019 | adventure play, adventures, book, child-directed, childhood, guest writer, Jill Wood, librarian, library, memories, play, playwork, playworker, professional, values
We are pleased to invite our wonderful friend Jill – director of Adventure Play at The Parish School in Houston, Texas to guest write on our blog. Her fascinating experiences comes from an unusual pairing, but one that really works – thank you so much for...
Oct 19, 2019 | adventures, charity, children, Morgan, play, playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, roadtrip, tour
Pop-Up Adventure Play is pleased to announce the Pop-Ups Tour 2019: Morgan Edition. Morgan Leichter-Saxby will be touring across Illinois, Indiana and Missouri during her tour this Fall, and will be setting off on 23rd October. The trip starts in Chicago IL, then...
Jan 1, 2019 | 2019, Adventure Play at The Parish School, adventures, Asia, campference, Just Play MCR, Manchester, Morgan, PhD, photo, play conference, USA, Zan
By ZanThe coming year promises to be filled with adventure.Right off the bat, we are excited to be just over a month away from the second ever Playwork Campference, a gathering of over 70 play advocates from 6 different countries in one of our favourite adventure...
Oct 29, 2018 | adventures, flight, fund raising, Giving Tuesday, playwork, playworker, Playworker Travelling Fund, Pop-Up Adventure Play, robot, Zan
By ZanOn 27th November 2018, as part of Giving Tuesday, Pop-Up Adventure Play will be raising money to fuel our newly launched Playworker Travelling Fund. This is an opportunity for us to gather the funds that will help playworkers travel to different communities and...
Sep 17, 2017 | adventures, Canada, loose parts, play, play conference, playwork, playworkers, presentations, tour
By AndyCrawling down back roads looking out for house numbers and community centres has become somewhat the norm for us, especially now as we start the descent towards the end of our grand Canadian tour after 7 weeks on the road.Today we were heading for the Play...
Dec 28, 2016 | adventures, Board of Directors, celebrations, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, review, Zan
By ZanThis year has been a tough one for Pop-Ups Morgan and myself. We had set out to get our heads down and into our playwork PhDs but unexpected things happened and we both had to turn our focus onto our families. Nonetheless, we still have many things to celebrate...
Dec 13, 2016 | adventures, call for hosts, Canada, photo, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, roadtrip, team, tour, workshop
By ZanI can remember standing in the sun with my friend on a quiet beach in Vancouver, surrounded by purple sea shells and thinking to myself, “If I ever get the opportunity, I’d like to come back and spend more time in a country with purple...
Nov 22, 2016 | adventures, loose parts, moments, play, playworker, Playworking Auntie
By Pop-Ups ZanShe noticed the fallen leaves on the ground and crunched over them as we walked along. Then suddenly she stopped dead and picked one up by the stem. She studied it briefly before picking up a second by the stem with the other hand. Waving them about like...
Oct 7, 2016 | adventures, Andy, photo, playful, playwork, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, team, Zan
By ZanIt is with great joy that we’d like to introduce you all to a new member of Team Pop-Up Adventure Play: Andy Hinchcliffe!Here he is with Morgan when we were in Costa Rica. As usual, I am taking the photo so I’m not in this wonderful pic.Andy has been...
Feb 20, 2016 | adventures, children, play, playworker, Playworking Auntie, reflection, Zan
By ZanLast year was a busy year. Not only was I buzzing around the world with Morgan, I was also preparing my heart to have an upgrade in status: I was no longer in the youngest generation within my family. Yes, 2015 was the year that I became an auntie to two...
Dec 28, 2015 | adventures, book, community, flight, play, play advocates, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, tour
By ZanOur 2015 was a big Pop-Up year. Even before the year draws to a close, the action doesn’t stop! I am sitting at my desk having just recovered from a 36-hour power outage as a result of local floods. That alone seems to set the tone for our year of...
Dec 13, 2015 | adventures, community, moments, PhD, play, playful, Pop-Up Adventure Play, reflection, tour, world, Zan
By ZanSince arriving back in the UK, things have been go go go. Morgan and I are both working towards a PhD in Playwork, but sadly being on the road does not often lend itself to the most ideal study environment. So we’ve been studying hard in the last couple of...
