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
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Playday 2026
    • 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
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Playday 2026
    • 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

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

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

© 2026 Play Scotland | website by clooti