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We have a limited amount of handmade Christmas cards for sale. Handmade by Aussie kids (Princes Hill Primary Schools) and communities (Solace) to build Playgrounds in The Phillipines. They are archive quality photos on premium KW Doggett paper. Eack pack with 5 different cards with envelopes is $20 bucks. Postage in Australia is an additional […]

Playing at Smith Memorial Playground and Playhouse. Photo: MetroKids Magazine Saturday, September 23, 2011 was an exciting day in the city of Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter issued a proclamation declaring it the official “Philadelphia Declaration of Play” day. A group of individuals in support of the importance of play in children’s lives gathered at the […]

A bush kinder or primary school is basically an educational place that is held in place that is completely or mostly natural setting. Wikipedia describes it as: "A forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children […]

We are pleased to say that our new website www.playgroundideas.org is now online. It is in Beta testing and needs a lot more work but its ready for you to try out…. Please go to: www.playgroundideas.org to have a sneak peek. -There is a design library with heaps of designs and all the step-by-step instructions […]

I have been so impressed this week by a group of grade 6 children from St Clements primary in Bulleen that I went to speak with about GoPlay!… The students listened attentively and asked many thoughtful and in-depth questions about the work we are doing and their heart felt concern and understanding was touching. Marcus' […]

Summary of the importance of play. "Theorists, regardless of their orientation, concur that play occupies a central role in children's lives. They also suggest that the absence of play is an obstacle to the development of healthy and creative individuals. Psychoanalysts believe that play is necessary for mastering emotional traumas or disturbances; psychosocialists believe it […]

We have Got some beautiful photographic handmade christmas cards for sale perfectly in time for christmas. There are 2 different sets of five cards to choose from: A Thailand set.(click to see the card images) A Nature set.(click to see the card images) The prints come on the highest quality white paper (donated by K.W […]

Tension in a crowded city… What do children do when there is simply not enough space to play? This blog is devoted to Patras, Alexandra, Vlad and Chrysa. Three valiant children from the over crowded city of Patras, Greece. Patras has been almost entirely built over leaving only small nooks and crannies to play. After […]

  Below is a link explaining our very exciting playground design competition that is now online.   We hope that you will all apply with your amazing ideas.   Please post this far and wide through your twitter, facebook and email connections especially to landscape architecture and architecture schools and organisation like AILA, RAIA, AILA […]

Below are a list of our newsletters. We try and make these as interesting as possible, so if you have any ideas of content or issues you would like to see, please let us know. To subscribe and get the latest newsletter straight to you inbox Click HERE. NEWSLETTERS Newsletter 5 : What do hair […]

To get involved email us at Marcus@playgroundideas.org Go Play! (we are now called www.playgroundideas.org), a non-profit that builds playgrounds throughout the developing world for some of the world’s most disadvantaged children, is seeking to hire enthusiastic, dedicated interns starting in last half of 2010 . Interns will work individually and collectively with each other and […]

Below is a list of the best links we can find about: -The importance of play -How to design a play space with the right design and equipment and -How to make it safe but not too safe (thats right, playgrounds can be too safe). 1) The first 2 links are involved with designing your […]