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How to guides

These pages offer practical advice and pointers to help make your community more playful.

How to make your community playful

How to make your community playful

Ideas for parents and other adults to make their community more playful Read more

Published: 10th November, 2017

Updated: 13th July, 2020

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How to encourage play in schools and childcare

How to encourage play in schools and childcare

Ideas for how to identify playful schools and childcare and how to encourage them to be more playful Read more

Published: 19th July, 2018

Updated: 13th July, 2020

Author: Lowri Jenkins

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How to carry out a community play audit

How to carry out a community play audit

Practical step-by-step guide on how to look at the current play opportunities in your community Read more

Published: 20th July, 2018

Updated: 13th July, 2020

Author: Lowri Jenkins

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    Ideas for play – things to do

    Ideas for everyday items that can be used for play and activities to play

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    Stuff for playing with

    Ideas about everyday items, loose parts, to support children to play

  • About Playful parenting

    About Playful parenting

    Ideas for parents and carers to support children’s play and playful parenting

  • About Playful Communities

    About Playful Communities

    Practical information to make your community playful and how to raise awareness about the importance of children’s play

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