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5 days ago3 min read

Five year journey...

Eagleby South State School has enjoyed a five-year adventure in offering high quality play.

Sep 14, 20233 min read

Free to be me: the importance of play friendly communities for childhood wellbeing

This quarter, staff at the Pathways to Resilience have been exploring the impact of play friendly communities on children’s well-being....

May 23, 20238 min read

THE CALL OF THE POST COVID CHILD Emerging Unnamed Trauma

My name is Hyahno. I am writing to you because I find myself in a unique and uncomfortable position. It is however, one I have...

Mar 8, 20236 min read

Yolla Neighbourhood Street Play

A local play champion - Bec, shares her reflections on Yolla Neighbourhood Play Network. Local play, every day!

Feb 10, 20234 min read

Diarrhea Hands & Restorative Play

Another Playworker and I, were creating a play provocation in the form of a tyre mountain/pyramid in Joomunjie Land. Joomunjie Land is a...

Sep 20, 20224 min read

10 Weeks of Play - Curious Communities

This is such a great story of the community leading the way to increase play after witnessing the power of play to support their children

Sep 5, 20223 min read

18 months of Playful Service to Logan Children & Families

Since March 2021, AIP has solidified its place in the Logan community. The AIP Board's aim is to build the capacity of Logan residents,...

Jul 15, 20225 min read

Joomunjie Land: The Warrior Within

If you spend any amount of time with groups of children, it’s easy to start creating labels for the stereotypes you might encounter - the...

Jun 14, 20225 min read

JOOMUNJIE LAND - Queensland's first free Community Backyard

Imagine, being a child and there is place embedded in your local community being created for children to gather, be wild, play, explore,...

Mar 7, 20223 min read

Limitless, Adventurous and Innovative Play

I spent the first 11 years of my life in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Most of my daytime was spent outside and I played everywhere around...

Feb 16, 20222 min read

A demonstrated shift for Logan’s Children

Anecdotally across Logan, community members are deeply concerned for children and their healthy development. Consistently, stories from...

Feb 9, 20222 min read

So Why Play?

Well, there are many sides to the Play-Full story, but I want to focus on agency. Agency is a specific and unique function of the role of...

Jan 17, 20223 min read

2020 COVID Play

In a low socioeconomic status school setting, COVID school closures mostly meant opening our doors to students deemed to be at risk. (Not...

Jan 7, 20223 min read

Deprivation effects of play on childhood

Not enough play is happening outside and the blossoming of our children is being compromised. By not allowing kids to develop the tools...

Dec 20, 20212 min read

Christmas with AIP

Earlier in the year, the Australian Institute of Play met a local community group called Kingston East Neighbourhood Group (KENG) and we...

Dec 2, 20212 min read

Play: living in the present and a cure for the ‘hurry virus’

If you often get FOMO, this blog is a must read.

Oct 17, 20213 min read

Pop-up Play City - the Capital of the children

Don’t know what to do with your children during school holidays? Here is an idea that allows children to play more everyday in a new fun...

Oct 11, 20213 min read

Part 1: 2021 Childhood Summit - WHY So Much Focus on Play?

Hyahno Moser, reflects on why the Childhood Summit 2021 is focused on all things Play! Keep an eye out for Part 2, coming soon.

Oct 4, 20211 min read

The F Tyre

A little kid, a bit infamous for forceful, aggressive social moments and frequently storming off swearing, attends the loose parts...

Sep 29, 20212 min read

The Why...

Blog by Rebecca Burch, Education Co-ordinator for Nature Play QLD and Workshop Facilitator for the Childhood Summit 2021.