May 9, 2018 | box, children, community, family, fire, loose parts, PDC, photos, play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, risk assessment, Zan
This is part 5 of a multi-part blog series about the pop-up adventure playgrounds we create in our own communities throughout the year. This is an example of how our pop-up adventure playgrounds work, and us using our namesake model and our own resources to...
Sep 8, 2017 | box, Canada, children, family, loose parts, moments, photos, play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, tour
By MorganAt pop-up adventure playgrounds, we get to meet children in public space. Nowadays, that means meeting them within the circle of their parents and caregivers. When we’re supporting play, we sometimes get a peek into a child’s world, or the world of...
Nov 27, 2015 | children, family, Hong Kong, loose parts, moments, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, tour, world, Zan
By ZanReaching the 6th country on this epic world tour felt a little bit like going home. I had somehow forgotten that simply going to “see my family” in Hong Kong also meant that 8 people would come and pick us up at the airport, and that tiny cousins...
Apr 30, 2013 | adults, Anna, childhood, children, comfort, family, mom, nature play, play
By AnnaMy 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 resting...
Sep 1, 2012 | children, collaboration, family, fun, junk, loose parts, MoMA, play, Pop-Up Adventure Play
By SharonWhat could be better than visiting the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)? Well, when you’re allowed to do whatever you like with what you find… and when the security staff are totally on your side!On August 10, 2012, Pop-Up Adventure Play collaborated with...
