A lovely read about junkology from my friend and collegue @theplayactivist.bsky.social suzanneaxelsson.substack.com/p/the-junkol...

When is the line crossed? Because world leaders seem to be ignoring everything that is blatantly obvious about what is really going on here from the start...

Play is play has become a blogpost... because there was more room to be able to articulate the complexity... of course even one blogpost cannot capture everything...

At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.

Observation suggests that the opposite of “woke” is selfish, cruel and stupid.

School grounds are already feeling the effects of our rapidly changing climate 🌡️ Find out how nature rich outdoor spaces bolster climate resilience, encourage biodiversity, and promote climate action — and why school grounds must be part of the climate change solution 👇 ltl.org.uk/news/why-sch...

Another national advisor here feeling honoured to be part of such an important movement to empower educators to ensure children's rights

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

💥Freedom Flotilla Coalition Update💥 The #FreedomFlotillaCoalition confirms that 4 of the 12 abducted from international waters have been deported, while 8 remain unjustly detained. Israel is handling the custody of all 12 as though they had entered illegally— ...2/

I always saying opening a street for play is magical, often not spectacular, but the ordinary magic that Stuart Lester talks about. No wonder those who try it want more. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

This is another good article on this topic. Let’s hope we can move on from strait jacket of faux ‘cog sci’ and factory-school TLAC very soon.

New paper from Laura Lewis and Jan Engelmann et al. (including me) with a clever new method. Chimps and kids will forgo reward to get a chance to look at social interactions royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

The last instalment of the livestream as we saw the Madleen off earlier today. To follow the vessel on the journey you can follow them with this tracker: live.garmin.com/session/75cf... freedomflotilla.org/2025/06/01/a... (updated with the names of the 12 people on board Madleen).

Day 2- a beautiful sunrise as the Madleen sails to Gaza. #BreakTheSiege #sunrise #FromTheRiverToTheSea

Play as a form of thinking Play as a language Play as being and becoming Play....

When it comes to the crunch its autonomy and flow that I think, as play-responsive educators we need to focus our attention on... Creating space for a collective autonomy where we can be our authentic self together with others. 1.

We've got lots of videos of Colwyn talking in this month's sessions for #TheTrevarthenSeries. And we're going to get learn about some of the other researchers working with film, on whose work he built. connectedbaby.net/product/june...

I think this text is a fabulous example of understanding aesthetic as full of feeling (rather than beautiful) - after all anaesthetic is the lack of feeling/sensation. Art in all its forms awakens feelings - so context is of course is going to be important as to what feelings are stirred...

Play England's new strategy recognises all the ways children play & that it's not them that need fixing but the systems round them. bit.ly/43AoFlFC Congrats @eugeneminogue.bsky.social @profhelendodd.bsky.social @naomilott.bsky.social Paul Brindley @mic-martin.bsky.social @geekdadgamer.bsky.social

This post explores how children communicate with the world differently from adults... and that play has its own evolving language suzanneaxelsson.substack.com/p/the-langua... How do you notice children's dialogue with the world?

A thousand yeses to this from Cole Arthur Riley.

A child's right to scrapes and bruises while playing suzanneaxelsson.substack.com/p/a-childs-r...

If someone asked you to draw a cat in school, would you feel free to make the decision to draw one or not? All the children drew one today when asked! Freedom was the topic of conversation at this week’s P4C Club funded by donations from #WonderWander24.

How depressing that we still have teachers with so little understanding of child protection. If children are trained to be obedient to adults in authority over them, it makes them more vulnerable to abuse. Supporting children’s autonomy and right to make their own choices protects them from abuse.

A country rooted in trust can have toilet signs like this... A country rooted in fear, ignorance and hate cannot. Left- Konstfack, Stockholm Right - Ethnographic Museum, Stockholm Toilets used safely this week.

"It took us few weeks of tactical implementation to reclaim it as a public space... The children needed just a couple of hours to transform it into a playground.” 📍 Milan 🇮🇹

A pedagogy of hope is found in authentic relationships, with the children, colleagues and parents. It is found in small acts of kindness. 1

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

Thanks to the good folks at @londonplay.bsky.social for sharing this photo story on London adventure playgrounds from the @londonmuseum.bsky.social

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Essential viewing from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social If you live in a western nation, and you watch just one video today, this should be it. @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk @bylinetimes.bsky.social youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...

Recently I have been thinking about competition and how it affects our lives. It really is just everywhere. 1.

Love this essay/manifesto by @anandwrites.bsky.social "Because having, and nurturing, in your life a sphere for joy and connection and community and love and food and music and human difference and living and letting live is everything they are not and is everything they are trying to take away."

OUT TODAY!! Download your free copy. Written by practitioners and early years specialists, with links to our clips in each chapter and a foreword by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social A must read for everyone working with young children. www.early-years-reviews.com/play-matters #playmatters #sirenfilms

I am hoping that I might get some help spreading the word about my 2nd year student’s MA research project on physical environments that engender creativity. Please share with anyone who you think might be interested. Many thanks!🙏

Vad betyder något om hundra år? 🌲🌲🌲🌲🐦‍⬛🦉

Vad vill världen med oss? 🌊

British Science Week is about #smashingstereotypes ‘Children from low income backgrounds ‘make poor progress in science at every stage of their school careers’. My latest column for TES considers how we should tackle this in early years. www.tes.com/magazine/tea... @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Here's a gentle reminder to register at the early bird rate by 29 March. The full programme is on the website now, too, including presentations/workshops & excursions. 🤩 #froebel @froebeltrust.bsky.social www.uni-erfurt.de/erziehungswi...

Playtime makes up 20% of a child’s primary school life, so we should approach play as if it is a curricular area. If you're a primary school headteacher interested in unlocking the power of play, request an intro meeting via our contact form: www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/contact-us

New FREE Episode Alert! 🌟 Lauren Bradshaw shares practical insights on integrating digital learning in Early Years education. Learn how to use tech as a complementary tool for engaging learning experiences while extending children's interests beyond the classroom. www.earlyyears.tv/episode/l...

Jag har skrivit tre delar om makt. Är bekymrad över att barns inflytande i undervisningen riskerar att minska. www.tankaromforskola.se/tankar/makt-...

Streets designed for play, not just car drivers! There's a vision for a 1km-long ‘play link’ for families, offering a dedicated space for recreation. It's all about putting people first & creating a truly liveable and playful community... www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Webinar 3 in our series looks at play sufficiency at local govt level. Tues 1 April, 12.30-14.00 GMT. Contributors: Jenny Rutherford (Leeds), Etive Currie (Glasgow), Tracey Jobber (Sandwell), Gareth Stacey (Wrexham). Curated by Ludicology & me, supported by Play Wales. To book: play.wales/events/.

Calling everyone in early years education and childcare: You can sign up to my free monthly newsletter, Early Years Evidence in Action, on LinkedIn. It’s an accessible rundown of the month’s latest research. March issue out now! www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

Moved over to @bsky.app - check out our recent publication: Page, J., Roffey-Barentsen, J., & Clough, P. (2025). COVID-19: everyday stories of life in lockdown as told by parents of young children in England. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Pavement life. When shared doorstep space was children’s everyday play space. @playingout.bsky.social

This has always been something that has bothered me here in Sweden too - the early years works so hard (well most do) on creating a space for autonomy, agency, participation, inclusion and democracy which then is replaced by subjects, tests, compliance and individualism later on so that when (1)

There are many ideas, bias and prejudices that limit our ability to notice play as play and shift it in to "unwanted behaviour" or "dangerous" or some other category that then shapes our adult brains as to how we are supposed to respond. 1

Catherine in Leeds - an amazing advocate and activist - did a great job explaining the value of play streets, and encouraging residents across the UK to get involved. More info on how to get started here: playingout.net/play-streets...