Unfriendly communities stop children playing outdoors
7 August 2013
Unfriendly communities and “intolerant neighbours” prevent children from playing outdoors, a survey has…
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Are we ever too old to play?
27 February 2024
I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to students at my…
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UK Play Safety Forum: Benefit-risk and the new ISO (Free online webinar)
23 January 2024
UK Play Safety Forum webinar on benefit-risk and the new ISO Book Tickets…
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Upcoming: AGM & 25 Years of Play Scotland
13 November 2023
Join us for Play Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM where we will…
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The State of Play in Scotland 2023
pdf (6.57 MB)The State of Play in Scotland report was written by Dr Lily FitzGibbon & Professor Helen Dodd for Play Scotland….
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Autumn Nature Play Ideas
26 September 2023
Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland With the weather beginning to cool as nature winds down…
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Nature Play
pdf (1.98 MB)Nature play is any freely chosen activity that involves children playing outdoors and connecting with nature; whether it’s on the…
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Gender and Play
6 September 2023
Play is an essential aspect of childhood development, fostering physical, cognitive, and social growth. However, the relationship between gender and…
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Guenter Beltzig (1941-2022) Play designer
24 July 2023
“I live my life in ever-widening circles that stretch themselves out over all the things. I won’t, perhaps, complete the…
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Summer Nature Play Ideas
28 June 2023
Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland The Summer Holidays are here! Now that your little ones…
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Play On Bonfire Night
pdf (11.85 MB)Lots of us remember remember the 5th of November with happy memories of sparklers, bonfires, and toffee apples. But as…
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Play Scotland’s Playday 2022 Opinion Poll Summary
5 October 2022
The theme of 2022’s Playday was All To Play For – building play opportunities for all children. The aim of…
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Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day – Training Event
27 April 2022
Join Play Scotland for an ‘Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day’ for practical tips on how to plan for it. Wed,…
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New: Podcast – Partnership Working for Play
31 March 2022
We have just published our 8th Play Well podcast episode! In this episode, we look at partnership working to plan…
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Shetland Play Van Success
16 March 2022
Thanks to Get into Summer Funding from the Scottish Government we were able to work with The Shetland Family Centre on…
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Playful Streets Poster – Great Activities
pdf (665.94 KB)To go alongside our Playful Streets Toolkit we have created these A4 posters that can be printed off and used…
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Play Scotland at COP26
1 November 2021
The climate crisis has a huge impact on children’s right to play and their future. Children across the world repeatedly…
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Magic Light Pictures’ Pip and Posy team with Playday
30 July 2021
The multi-Oscar nominated Magic Light Pictures today announced that Pip and Posy, its new preschool series about a mouse and a…
Read more »Wilderness fears as play experts warn children’s fun must not be curtailed by unmown grass
26 July 2021
‘…Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland, fears the move may discourage children from playing in parks. She said:…
Read more »Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play
14 June 2021
PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine…
Read more »Summer of play delivery opportunity in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
10 June 2021
Outdoor learning and play facilitator (ranger) Notes of interest (including proposed cost) by Friday 11th June to be submitted FAO…
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We are pleased to welcome the Summer of Play funding from the Scottish Government and look forward to delivering these…