Mar 20, 2016 | adventure playground, Morgan, NYC, Playwork, Playworker Development Course, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, training
By Morgan Have you heard that there’s a new adventure playground opening in the US – in fact, right in NYC? We are so excited about this project, which is led by a group of extraordinarily dedicated individuals known as play:ground. They’ve been hosting pop-up...
Jan 3, 2016 | 2016, announce, Morgan, PhD, playful, Pop-Up Adventure Play, stories, The Land Documentary, training, UK
Happy New Year! We all have our favourite holidays, and this one is mine – well, tied with my birthday, of course! It’s a little cheesy to say that this is a time of reflection, a chance to consider the year ending and make renewed commitments to the one opening...
May 29, 2015 | adults, Children, Community, free, independent organisers, Morgan, Photos, Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, register, support, training
By Morgan We started hosting pop-up adventure playgrounds in 2010, and since then they’ve been held in Australia, Bogota, Cairo, New York and in more than 14 countries all around the world, by Pop-Ups staff and by independent organizers. The response to these...
Mar 31, 2015 | Australia, Children, Guest Writer, Photos, Play, Playwork, Tour, training
By Justine Walsh Justine is one half of Journey into Play, an Australia based Professional Development group that’s working with Malarkey, who we have just finished touring with. She is a student on our Playworker Development Course and spent a lot of time with...
Nov 14, 2014 | Children, experience, junk, Morgan, PhD, Play, Playwork, playworker, Playworker Development Course, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Reflection, right to play, stories, training
By Morgan Anyone who’s spent much time playing with children has had practice believing two seemingly-contradictory things simultaneously. This is a stick, but also a sword for killing zombies. This is a striped grey rock, but it’s also a prized treasure....
Mar 4, 2013 | Berkshire Museum, Cardboard, Morgan, museum, Photos, Play, training
By Morgan It drives Suzanna mental that I go off on Pop-Up Adventures and then fail totally to write them up as blog posts – which means that I am now proud both to share images from my recent trip to Pittsfield AND to get them online! A couple of weeks ago I was at...
Mar 24, 2012 | Anna, event, Florida, Largo, Morgan, Photos, Sharon, training
By Team Pop-Up Adventure Play Pop-Up Adventure Play spent four beautiful days in sunny Largo, Florida helping to support Largo’s city-wide “Play! Unplugged” event and to kickstart a county-wide initiative. With support from the incredible Jennifer...
