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 about Playwork and Libraries. Her fascinating experiences comes from an unusual pairing, but one that really works....
Jun 20, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, enrollment, learning, listening, parents, Play, pretend play, teaching
By: Anna Yesterday, my daughter Eliza (almost 4) and I went to work together. She had spent much of the morning quietly setting up an office in the small entranceway near our front door. When it was ready, she insisted I hurry. Mom! Don’t be late for work! We had...
Jun 13, 2013 | Anna, Childhood, Children, comfort, mom, Play, play affordances, power, role play
By: Anna Soon after the Boston Marathon attacks, I wrote a post called play = comfort. I had just spent a day in lockdown with my husband and our two young daughters and was reminded of how much solace we can find in play – not just children, but adults as well....
Apr 30, 2013 | adults, Anna, Childhood, Children, comfort, family, mom, nature play, Play
By Anna My family and I live just outside of Boston and, as usual, my husband and I took our daughters Alex (7) and Eliza (3) to cheer for the marathon runners at mile 24. We went home at 2:00 p.m. for a much-needed nap and, lucky for all of us, both girls were...
Mar 3, 2013 | Childhood, Children, fund raising, gamers, Play, play advocates, Pop-Up Adventure Play, video games
By Zan Yesterday, Pop-Up Adventure Play held a fundraising event! We teamed up with gaming store Manchester Fort Game and made it a whole evening of awesomeness. I have worked at Manchester Fort Game on and off for some time, and when they found out that I was part of...
