OK, my absolute new love is ADVENTURE PLAYGROUNDS. You know about these, right? Started after WWII – children playing with loose parts, rubble, scrap building materials to build their own play and playgrounds. The phenomenon caught on first in Europe and is still going strong in many cities. (Berlin has over 100 adventure playgrounds today). One of the key components to the adventure playground is the adult PLAYWORKER – being mostly hands-off, but keeping a careful eye on the goings-on. There were adventure playgrounds all over North American way back when too. Now there is only a few…. but they are coming back. The Adventure Play Renaissance is happening! Let’s do it!
check out this amazing vintage film of a British Adventure Playground back in the day:
(click to watch)
HOME-MADE PLAYGROUND
Rusty – you’ll like these then from the same source – http://playgroundology.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/newsreel-playgrounds-british-pathe/ and this one from the British documentary Seven Up
Cheers
Alex
PlayGroundology
thanks Alex! I love seeing these films!!!! are you ready for the adventure play rennaissance???
Rusty, you bet I am. I’m just contemplating a strategy. How about you?
Hey Alex – I say it’s happening! (all over) have you seen our Hands-on-Nature ANARCHY ZONE in Ithaca? https://www.facebook.com/TheAnarchyZone/photos
Ooops forgot yhe link for the Seven Up clip – http://playgroundology.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/7061/