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The Secret Lives of Springriders 1 Aug 2013 | 06:20 am
The title for this post came to me a couple of years back. I liked the ring of it then and still do today. I’m not sure where it came from but years ago I had read and enjoyed James Thurber’s The Secr...
Back to School with Pop-up Adventure Play 26 Jul 2013 | 06:32 am
While my kids are on summer break, I’m getting ready to hit the books after a couple of decades at recess. There’s no doubt that I’ll have to cut back on my lollygagging and skylarking but I’m confide...
Steve Reich and The Wombats – Playground Experimental 21 Jul 2013 | 01:48 pm
Some days you just come across gems that are so utterly unexpected. I wonder how Jason Richardson came up with the idea to attach contact microphones directly to slides, swings and springriders and th...
Help Choose New Canada Day PlayGroundology FB Cover Photo 1 Jul 2013 | 02:35 pm
If ever there was a day in Canada made for play, this is it. July 1 is Canada Day, a civic holiday celebrating our nationhood and the real beginning of the oh so short summer season. Here’s a shocking...
It’s coming up 3s at PlayGroundology 27 Jun 2013 | 12:56 pm
Later this week, PlayGroundology will roll over to 1/3 of a million – 333,333 – page views, I want to thank readers for helping to make the blog what it is and at the same time reflect a little on 3s....
Lady Allen - the godmother of play - speaks 24 Jun 2013 | 02:02 pm
Reblogged from Rethinking Childhood: Here is a true gem from the archives of play: extended video footage of Lady Allen of Hurtwood. Lady Allen is the foremost figure in the history of children’s pla...
Get outside and PLAY 23 Jun 2013 | 12:32 am
It’s officially summer now up here in the northern lands. The weather is too nice for writing. Instead I’ll share this photo. I reckon it’s worth about 1,012 words. Happy playing and may the weather ...
Dads4Play on Father’s Day 15 Jun 2013 | 02:57 pm
Ok Dads, tomorrow is our big day. Let’s take the opportunity to get outdoors with our kids and play. Did you know that only 5% of 5 to 17-year-olds in Canada get the recommended amount of daily physic...
Playground Postcards 2 Jun 2013 | 04:38 pm
It’s a real pleasure to welcome a new contributor to PlayGroundology and a new voice to the international conversation on play and playgrounds – Rachel Hawkes Cameron. I met Rachel earlier this year a...
UK’s National Trust an International Treasure for Kids 18 May 2013 | 01:42 pm
I’ve fallen in love with the UK’s National Trust. Every country should have one. Their engagement with kids is phenomenal. I can feel it from here on the other side of the pond. The Trust is a ‘conser...
