Explore Play Wales
Here is a summary of the latest play related articles, blogs, lectures and podcasts to be published online.
Celebrate the world’s first International Day of Play on 11 June
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
This article reports on the importance of the International Day of Play. It offers inspiration and ideas on ways to celebrate and links to resources on the Playful Childhoods website.
Welsh children need extra playtime, says play associations
Elizabeth Birt, South Wales Argus
This article looks at the importance of school playtime, and how children are not having enough time to play. It includes the views of Play Wales.
The Phone In with Jason Mohammad (available until 2 July 2024)
BBC Radio Wales
The radio show talks about childhood street games and features an interview (01:35:19) with Play Wales’ Assistant Director, Marianne Mannello.
How child-friendly Cardiff is ‘repurposing’ urban spaces
Simon Weedy, Child in the city
Children facing a ‘brutal’ loss of time and space for play at state schools
Harriet Grant, Sally Weale, Andrew Gregory and Richard Adams, The Guardian
On International Day of Play, we must remember that not every child has the chance to do so
Simon Weedy, Child in the city
Using play to help the world’s children to heal, learn and thrive: David Whitebread Memorial Lecture 2024
Dr Erum Mariam, PEDAL
First-Ever International Day of Play marked to help children reach full potential
Ruby Wright, Save the Children
The power of play: Building resilience for children affected by the war in Ukraine
Anna Celac, Camila Marino and Lucy Strickland, Plan International
Girls and boys, go out to play – it’s a pastime that’s in danger of dying out
Yvonne Roberts, The Guardian
It sounds deceptively simple — but ‘risky play’ could be one of the fixes to the teen mental health crisis
Conor Duffy, ABC News
For infants and toddlers to become imaginative, they need adults to join in play
Freya Lucas, The Sector
Forget soft play areas. If you want to entertain your children, take them to a skip
Nell Frizzell, The Guardian
IKEA Play Report 2024
Ikea
Lars og Pål podcast, Episode 144 Mariana Brussoni on the importance of risky play
Lars Sandåker and Pål Jåbekk