Category: Play


Hamdi Khalif - Play England's avatarLove Outdoor Play

Ernie AllisonI’m not sure what happened, but it seems as though people have started living their lives through screens instead of through day to day interactions. Instead of talking to someone face to face, a text or an email is sent. The issue only seems to be magnified in the younger generations. Kids play video games instead of riding bikes. They sit on social media outlets such as Facebook instead of going outside and playing with their friends. What happened to the simple joys of playing outdoors? I’m not saying that all technology is bad and that we should get rid of anything that has a screen, but there has to be a balance in the lives of our kids as well as our own.

It is our responsibility as adults to encourage kids of all ages to take a break from technology and to interact with their surrounding and natural environment…

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Tim Gill's avatarRethinking Childhood

I’m devoting my 100th blog post to a look back over the previous 99, and over the 20 months or so since my first post. It is a chance for me to think about the process of blogging – and an invitation to you to check out some material that you may have missed.

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PlayGroundology’s Roots

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Just back from a trip to Mé’s hometown, Sorel, Quebec. It also happens to be the birthplace of PlayGroundology. The three wee ones, Mé and I spent the Easter weekend with Mé’s immediate and extended family. It’s always great to get there and be welcomed into the fold. And the kids, well they jump for joy every time we hit the road to visit les grands-parents. I’m right there with them, I understand their excitement. For all of us Sorel is ‘play central’.

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It doesn’t seem to matter what time of the year we arrive, playfulness is in the air. The maestro, the impressario is grand-papa Raymond. The now retired primary school physical education teacher knows how to hit all the right notes. And we of course have the gift of stepping outside of our domestic and professional daily routines.

In July of 2008 we spent some quality…

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