Category: Play
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Attune, Align, Attend: A Relational Cycle for Learning, Play and Community
To truly see someone, we ourselves need to be fully present with all our senses. For another to feel truly seen by us, they need to know we understand and… Read more
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The Children Who Carry the Culture: From KIN Villager to Playworker
At the end of each KIN Village session, after all the children have departed, the team of Playworkers gather to debrief the day. We discuss the highlights, the challenges and anything we… Read more
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Play is Not an Extra: Why Children’s Rights Matter More Than Ever
I recently attended the Australian Play Summit in Canberra. At the Summit, I had the privilege hearing Dr Naomi Lott’s presentation on Article 31 in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Article 31 states… Read more
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Play Support – The Importance of Language
There are moments in education where something small catches your attention, and the more you sit with it, the more you realise it isn’t small at all. I recently came… Read more
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The Aesthetic of Play: Protecting the Messy Beauty of Childhood
“The idea of the ‘aesthetic of play’ isn’t about neat spaces or visual perfection. It’s the beauty in chaos, the poetry of half-built cubby houses and scattered loose parts. It’s… Read more
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Sensory Risk-Taking at Bush Playgroup
At Bush Playgroup this week, something small and beautiful unfolded beside the Swan River. What began as a hesitant touch of clay slowly grew into curiosity, confidence, and pride. Moments… Read more
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Loose Parts Big Hearts
A new milestone was reached recently when Educated by Nature (ExN) delivered our first Loose Parts program. Loose parts are versatile, open-ended materials that despite being originally intended for other… Read more
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Windmills and Nests: Training Our Senses on the Road
On the long stretches of road that wind through the South West of Western Australia, Trudi and I found ourselves playing a simple game. We call it “Windmill.” The rules… Read more
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Play is Not Optional
I read the recent Conversation piece with a heavy heart. The question it posed, does play belong in primary school, signals a drift toward an archaic view of education that privileges rigid,… Read more
