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By Jeni Wilson The period from birth to primary school is arguably the most important learning stage of a child’s life. Children are extremely curious and adventurous. They love learning about the world, how it all works, and their place in the world. Early childhood education is about the holistic development of all facets of […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson How often have you been attending a community group, maybe with a bunch of kids, and you need something to entertain them while you wait? Or perhaps you have some siblings involved in group activities, and others are not? How often have you thought, ‘I could do that if there was a […]
Read moreBy Jeni Wilson All of these questions are from Children as the result of play • Why do people want things they don’t need? • How can I make a machine that sucks all the rubbish off the earth? • Do people in the bushfires need company? • Is everything we know proved by science? […]
Read moreHow one playground in rural Thailand sparked an open-source movement of play across 72 countries by Marcus Veerman (Founder & CEO of Playground Ideas) and staff Playground Ideas was born by sheer accident. When my wife Willow agreed to marry me in 2006, it was on the condition that we would spend a portion of […]
Read moreTha Wah has been working flat out on his new job with Child's Dream, building a whole raft of new playgrounds in Northern Thailand. Huay Hang school is the latest to be finished and it looks just great. This was a compact little number to fit into the space we had. Instead of the Zig-Zag […]
Read moreIs this the world's oldest slide? take a look and you decide… In respose to the article about the 'worlds oldest slide' on the incredible and inspiring 'Playscapes' blog, I believe a friend has found a slide that may be significantly older by far than any western slide. Thankyou to Elizabeth Moreno from Gulu, Uganda […]
Read moreThis could end up being nasty by instead the two begin to play. In our constant attempt to inform and educate about the importance of play we have just added 2 new videos HERE. scroll to the bottom of the page to view them Play is challenging to define and I believe that these […]
Read moreMark Booker has just recovered his precious photos of the playground he help the Pula community to build. Mark gathered funding, volunteers, and the community around this projects and stuck it out for a beautiful result. Nice work Mark! See HERE for his photostream.
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Read moreDo you want your teachers to use play more in and out of the classroom? Around the world, we've met countless inspiring teachers, creatively working amidst challenges of resource scarcity and overflowing class sizes to ensure the children in their care receive the best education possible. These tenacious men and women remind us of the […]
Read morePlaygroundideas.org is now out of beta testing and ready for you to have some fun. there are so many things you can do there like: -Start a project page to organise your playground project, get funding, find volunteers and share your designs and photos with others. -Find a free fun place to volunteer in […]
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