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Category: Blog

Moths to a Flame Art Workshop for COP26

7 July 2021

We are very excited to be delivering Moths to a Flame workshops for…

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Play Scotland asks for more space for play

5 August 2020

At the beginning of Playday week, Calum Duncan, Chair of Play Scotland asks…

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

10 April 2020

Day 19: making the most of Easter in isolation Today my dog turns…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 12

3 April 2020

Day 12: birthday in lockdown Today was the day that was supposed to…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 10

1 April 2020

Day 10: a little normality I spent this morning sitting in the garden with…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Playday Event in Kilmarnock

24 July 2019

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Letting kids play outdoors improves their mental health: Study

19 April 2019

Many Baby Boomers grew up spending hours on end playing outside with other…

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Training new doctors through child’s play

19 April 2019

There is an old adage, that children are the best teachers. And for…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

16 April 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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Shaped by play and inclusive play

29 March 2019

Play has an invaluable role in encouraging child development. But play isn’t just…

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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.

 

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

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

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