by kindlinglily | Jun 25, 2012 | Case Studies
For a few years I managed the transition of the only self-build Adventure Playground in Bradford, the Big Swing, from the statutory into the voluntary sector. Supporting the staff and managing the site through a period of transition gave me a real insight into the...
by kindlinglily | Jun 1, 2012 | Theory and Ideas
“When the world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” E. E. Cummings The fact that it is International Mud Day 2012 this month got me to thinking about the role that mud plays in outdoor learning, play and Forest School sessions I deliver. Sometimes it is a barrier....
by kindlinglily | May 14, 2012 | Case Studies
I recently spent a week in Hamburg and Berlin with a study tour for play professionals co-ordinated by ip-dip.com and www.meynellgames.org. The tour took us to scrapstores, adventure playgrounds, public parks and playspaces, community provision, waldkindergarten and...
by kindlinglily | Apr 27, 2012 | Case Studies
So the cliché goes, there are lots of things Germany does well; public transport, sausages, compound nouns… actually all these things are true, but I’ve been discovering that in Berlin and Hamburg there are some other things that are done well;...
by kindlinglily | Apr 5, 2012 | Crafts and Projects
This is one of those things that I have been wanting to try for a while. I was invited to join a school’s staff Easter egg decorating competition. So I took the opportunity to dye some eggs using natural materials. In my mind, I would have time to transform the...
