Skip to the content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Podcast
Play Scotland
Delivering and celebrating children and young people’s right to play
Donate
Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Play Pedagogy
      • Play Pedagogy Award
      • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
        • Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Play Pedagogy
      • Play Pedagogy Award
      • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News

Author: admin

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 9

31 March 2020

Day 9: coping Today was a very slow start indeed. When my alarm…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 8

30 March 2020

Day 8: strange times Today I woke up to bright sunshine and warmth….

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 6

28 March 2020

Day 6: making the best of lockdown Not much happened today until the…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 5

27 March 2020

Day 5: old habits This morning, I tried to give myself a lie…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 4

26 March 2020

Day 4: routine As of today, I’ve decided to set my morning alarm…

Read more »

Why can’t children play with other children?

25 March 2020

Reports from overseas suggest they wished they had followed guidance earlier.  Please note…

Read more »

Play in the time of coronavirus

25 March 2020

Tim Gill and Penny Wilson share some thoughts and ideas on supporting children’s…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 3

25 March 2020

Day 3: getting into the swing of things When I woke up this…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 2

24 March 2020

Day 2: a new normal Today I woke to the sun shining through…

Read more »

Family cycling: how to create a new daily routine

24 March 2020

Our friends at Cycling UK who are our partners on the Play Together…

Read more »

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 1

23 March 2020

At Play Scotland we have always been aware of the importance of play…

Read more »

Playing through the Coronavirus Pandemic

20 March 2020

“Playing through difficult issues helps children come to terms with stuff that’s out…

Read more »

Playday Event in Kilmarnock

24 July 2019

Playday activities are taking place in Kay park, Kilmarnock! There will be a…

Read more »

Let them play! Kids need freedom from play restrictions to develop

10 June 2019

Unstructured play improves learning and social and physical development. Providing a variety of play options, improved play access and…

Read more »

Outdoor learning has huge benefits for children and teachers — so why isn’t it used in more schools?

10 June 2019

Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school, and that education…

Read more »

Weatherwatch: why children need more time outdoors

7 June 2019

A rise in shortsightedness has been blamed on young people getting too little daylight. …

Read more »

Outdoor Nurseries Social Enterprise Fund open for applications

7 June 2019

Thanks to a generous donation from a supporter who wishes to remain anonymous,…

Read more »

Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests

7 June 2019

Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be…

Read more »

Toddlers Want to Help and We Should Let Them

6 June 2019

If allowed to help, toddlers become great work partners later in childhood.  Full…

Read more »

How to build cities fit for children

6 June 2019

After decades on the margins, child-friendly urban planning and design is emerging into the…

Read more »

Brain Hierarchy: When Your Child’s Lower Brain Levels Are Weak, they Can’t Learn

6 June 2019

Did you know that the brain of an infant contains essentially all the…

Read more »

Nurseries praised for innovation. Scottish Government

6 June 2019

A nursery where children built a car out of old tyres and recycled…

Read more »

Outdoor play gets funding boost. The Herald

3 June 2019

The growth in outdoor nurseries has been hailed as a hugely beneficial step…

Read more »

NEW Community Play Fund

23 May 2019

The Community Play Fund, aimed at supporting childhood health and wellbeing through play,…

Read more »

Posts pagination

← Newer Posts 1 2 3 Older Posts →

Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

Read more »

Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • City of Play
  • Busby Primary School
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Healthy Valleys
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Muck Primary School
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Culture NL
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Enable Scotland
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Stirling ELC
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Little Acorns
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Newtown Primary School
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • West Lothian Council
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Scout Association
  • MyParkScotland
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Simply Play
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Gingerbread
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Play Borders
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Licketyspit
  • Little Lunches
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Tinies
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • West College Scotland
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • CHAS
  • The Destiny Project
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • With Kids
  • Preschool Academy
  • Forest School Leader
  • Borders College
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Middleton Park School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Impact Arts
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Angus Alive
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Loader Monteith
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Project 31
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • SPELL
  • Angus Council
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • MACS After School Care
  • Creative STAR
  • Mud Pie
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Falkirk Council
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Ayrshire College
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Babysign
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • NG Homes
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Coastguard Club
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • First 4 Kids
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Jordanhill School
  • Doune Nursery
  • Mini French
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Edinburgh College
  • Kidzcare
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • University of Edinburgh
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Black Lion Games
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • PlayBase
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Play Alloa
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Glasgow Life
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Canongate Youth
  • East Park
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Stramash
  • Child Central Training
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • City of Glasgow College
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Highland Council
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Voluntary Action
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Warout Primary School
  • Support for Families
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Scottish Government
  • Starcatchers
  • EA Junior School
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Child’s Play
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Fife College
  • The Yard
  • Houston Primary School
  • Movement Park
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Inclusive Play
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Udston Primary School
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Kids Come First
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Nurture the Play
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Seamab
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • WHALE Arts
  • First Nursery
  • Hanover Street School
  • Early Education UK
  • Smart Play Network
  • North United Communities
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Playland
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • CALL Scotland
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Johnshaven School
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • The Green Team
  • Make Mess Matter
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Quarriers
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Grange Primary School
  • Antonine Primary School
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Play Midlothian
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Galleon Centre
  • Youth Scotland
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • TIGERS
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Adoption UK
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Play Torbay
  • Arran High School
  • Argyll College
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Park Primary School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • University of Dundee
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Borestone Primary School
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Wee Gems
  • Bikeability
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • High School of Dundee
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Newton Nursery
  • Getting Better Together
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Stepping Stones North
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Edible Estates
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Parkour UK
  • The BIG Project
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • ASH Scotland
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • LINKES
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • University of Strathclyde
  • PEEK Project

Play Scotland
4th Floor Hopetoun Gate
8B McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LZ

info@playscotland.org

Play Scotland is a registered charity
Company Number: SC197785
Scottish Charity Number: SC029167

  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies

Newsletter

Become a free member of Play Scotland and receive our newsletter

Contact

Get in touch, click here for our contact form

Charter

Find out more about Scotland’s Play Charter

Donate

Support the child’s right to play by making a donation to Play Scotland

© 2025 Play Scotland | website by clooti