Mar 5, 2017 | campference, children, connections, fire, photos, play, play advocates, playwork, Santa Clarita Valley Adventure Play, weather, Zan
By ZanThe five of us sat smiling at one another as we reaffirmed for the umptheenth time that organising our first ever conference would be a fabulous idea. It was a year before the proposed date and our many play connections combined with our passion for play could...
Feb 28, 2017 | Andy, campference, photos, playwork, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Professor Fraser Brown, stories, US, weather
By AndyI can’t quite believe that it’s been over a week already since the Playwork Campference came to an end! What an amazing whirlwind it has been. As I get ready to depart the US and head back to Europe, I spent a moment to reflect on my experiences of...
Aug 15, 2016 | children, guest writer, independent organisers, loose parts, photos, play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Singapore, weather, Zan
By Chapter ZeroThe ladies at Chapter Zero warmly welcomed Pop-Ups Zan to Singapore when she visited in June 2016. They have since joined the Playworker Development Course and are trying their hand at putting theory into practice. Here is an account of their first ever...
Sep 20, 2015 | guest writer, loose parts, Pop-Up Adventure Play, preparations, reflection, weather
By Nicole WulffNicole approached us a couple of months ago to ask if she could do a Pop-Up Adventure Playground. Before she knew, she had a location and occasion to run one and we talked her through some of the things she would need for it. She kindly agreed to write...
Aug 16, 2015 | Andy, children, dens, fire, food, photos, playwork, playworker, tree climbing, UK, weather, Zan
By ZanWe were invited by the wonderful folk at LeftCoast to run a couple of Fire and Den Building sessions in one of the residential areas in Blackpool, UK. On this occasion Pop-Ups Board Member, Andy, came to assist on the session as we playworkers never work alone,...
