Play in the News

Welcome to Play in the News, articles and publications featuring PLAY from around Australia and the globe.


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Make the most of your time outside

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IPA

APC8-Make-the-most-of-your-time-outside.pdf663.3 KB

Things to play with around your home

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IPA

APC7-Things-to-play-with-around-your-home.pdf661.97 KB

Messy play at home

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IPA

APC6-Messy-play-at-home.pdf655.1 KB

Managing play at home that feels noisy or destructive

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IPA

APC5-Managing-play-at-home-that-feels-noisy-or-destructive.pdf651.16 KB

Playing that involves difficult themes such as loss, illness and death

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IPA

APC4-Playing-that-involves-difficult-themes-such-as-loss-illness-and-death.pdf663.29 KB

Thinking about your childs play

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IPA

APC3-Thinking-about-your-childs-play.pdf651.5 KB

Supporting your child's play during a crisis

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IPA

APC2-Supporting-your-childs-play-during-a-crisis.pdf662.75 KB

The importance of Play during a crisis

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IPA

APC1-The-importance-of-playing-during-a-crisis.pdf662.3 KB

The Proposed East West Tunnel - Play Australia's Submission - Conflicts with the Child's Right to Play

https://www.playaustralia.org.au/no-east-west-tunnel

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Play Australia

The importance of play

https://wetheparents.org/importance-of-free-play

A fantastic free resource on the importance of play aimed at parents and all those involved in promoting play...

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We the Parents

The anti-cottonwool schools where kids stare down risk in favour of nature play

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-21/schools-ditch-the-cotton-wool-to-…

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The ABC

Guidelines for the planning, installation and activation of outdoor fitness equipment

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Department of Health and Human Services

Guidelines for planning, installing and activating outdoor fitness equipment.docx_.pdf2.23 MB

Loose Parts Toolkit

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Play Wales

loose-parts-toolkit.pdf4.65 MB

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

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Stephanie Alexander website

stephanie-alexander-program.pdf123.84 KB

A Booklet for a Richer Understanding of Children’s Right to Play

Children's Right to Play - Article 31: A Booklet for a Richer Understanding of Children’s Right to Play

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IPA

IPA-SCOTLAND-CHILDRENS-RIGHT-TO-PLAY-A5-BOOKLET-Web.pdf654.85 KB