Play (and space/place/the city/urban/public space)
A starter pack of those engaging with issues of play, especially in the context of space, place, the city, the urban, public space, geography, etc. Please let me know who I’ve missed!
Created by
@alisonstenning.bsky.social
@dbornat.bsky.social
Architect, urbanist, researcher, director at ZCD Architects. Hoping to make better cities for people as I go.
@mathiaspoulsen.bsky.social
Curious soul, interested in how we might explore and design for other ways of living together, human and more-than-human alike. Play activist, PhD, Postdoc, at Lab for Play Design, Kolding School of Design.
@haringey-play.bsky.social
Haringey Play Association promotes and provides children's play opportunities in Haringey. Operating since 2003 from our fantastic and free Somerford Grove Adventure Playground
@sacalexander.bsky.social
PhD Public Health | Sociology of childhood, physical activity | Playable cities | Fan of rescue dogs | Elle/She/Her Paris, France & Edmonton, Canada
@eugeneminogue.bsky.social
Local Government Senior Leader | Exec. Interim & Consultant | Innovator | Exec. Director @PlayEngland | Play Commissioner @CfYoungLives | Founder @KnowBallGames
@playglos.bsky.social
A registered charity specialising in play activities for school aged children in Gloucestershire - GET OUT & PLAY
@outdoorplayca.bsky.social
Working with advocates, leaders & organizations to promote, protect, preserve outdoor play in Canada. 📍The trad. territ. of Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island www.outdoorplaycanada.ca
@londonplay.bsky.social
Every child in London should have the space, time and freedom to play outside every day, near to where they live. https://londonplay.org.uk
@playscotland.bsky.social
The national organisation driving the play agenda in Scotland Email: info@playscotland.org #PlayEveryday https://linktr.ee/playscotland
@gerbenhelleman.bsky.social
Posts about the connections between the Planned and the Lived City #playfriendlycities #childfriendlycities #publicspace #cities #outdoorplay #play #childhood #geographer #playspaces #childrensgeographies #urbanism #urbanplanning #citylife #citiesforpeople
@opal-cic.bsky.social
Helping schools to strategically and sustainably improve their play opportunities. www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk #OPALSchools #PlanForPlay
@zoebanksgross.bsky.social
Healthy, sustainable places & physical activity, #cycling, #walking #running #wheeling, #greenspace #bluespace #kidicalmass #playingout #justttransition
@amfms.bsky.social
Educator at York University, Toronto, Canada. Children’s Geographies, Museums, Films, Playgrounds
@playingout.bsky.social
We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
@millsdray.bsky.social
(they/them) Educator, change practitioner, and researcher on play, children's rights and queering strategic design for social change. #FreePalestine
@fiplayscotland.bsky.social
Play Pedagogy Officer @Play Scotland. Championing children’s right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
@ewdevon.bsky.social
Children's advocate, Forest school leader, Right to play & Playing Out supporter. Have been eg women's aid, law centre solicitor, legal researcher, foster parent, Pedal Power joint founder, Freiburg University lecturer, Guatemala Human Rights volunteer.
@roomtoplay.bsky.social
Researching pedagogies of place & play. UBC PhD candidate 🌱 Early Learning Teacher Consultant #schoolgardens #outdoorclassrooms #riskyplay https://meganzeni.com/
@creativestar.bsky.social
Retired Education Consultant: Outdoor Learning & Play. Former HT. Author: Dirty Teaching, Messy Maths. Blogger: See linktr.ee/creativestar. Churchill Fellow. D.Ed. (Hon) from @qmuniversity.bsky.social. Living with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. 🏴
@mbrussoni.bsky.social
Professor & Director, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), University of British Columbia. Studying how to bring #riskyplay back to children’s lives. Lab: @outsideplayubc.bsky.social https://OutsidePlay.org HELP: https://earlylearning.ubc.ca
@yinkaolusoga.bsky.social
Lecturer in Education | Researching histories/practices of childhood, play & education | Views my own | Foucault would dispute this
@theplayactivist.bsky.social
The Original Learning Approach is a play responsive pedagogy rooted in social justice Play activist - because if play flows the children will thrive. Some words that feel important to me Collective autonomy, decolonisation, wonder, curiosity, joy...
@meridethgattis.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology at Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science / Teaching research methods / Researching how environments influence cognition communication & parenting
@carriepaechter.bsky.social
Professor Emerita, Nottingham Trent University. Sociologist of gender, childhood and youth, children’s identities, active girlhood, education, skateboarding, informal learning. Neurodivergent. Trainee Pilates teacher. Secular Jew. She/her. Views mine.
@naomifisher.bsky.social
Community Architect/ Cyclist/ Mum/ Charity Founder www.roam.org.uk Active Travel and Children’s Free Play advocate. At home in #Birmingham
@outsideplayubc.bsky.social
We study children's outdoor #RiskyPlay & #InjuryPrevention. We're a team of researchers, led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni (@mbrussoni.bsky.social), based at The University of British Columbia & BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. www.outsideplay.org
@profhelendodd.bsky.social
Professor of Child Psychology & UKRI FLF @ExeterMed. Adventurous play. Child mental Health. Psychologist and parent, passionate about children's emotional well-being.
@playworcester.bsky.social
Championing play for all children across the city of Worcester. Let’s make Worcester a playful city
@positivelyplayful.bsky.social
(she/her) Play and playfulness. Cycles to get places. Worcester, UK
@flutterbyknits.bsky.social
Cargo biker, Bicycle Mayor of Inverness, playstreets advocate, co-founder of Every Body Outdoors, Kidical Mass Inverness
@emmet.quiddity.ie
research. language. lay ethnomethodologist. broadstone based. mundane methods of pedestrianism + active travel also: D7 Play Streets, almost always (running) in the phoenix park worst taste in music: @yesboyicecream.bsky.social
@wendyrussell.bsky.social
She/her. Researcher, evaluator & consultant on children's play and playwork, mostly geography and philosophy. Focus on the politics of space for children. Based in Nottingham, Senior Research Fellow at Uni of Gloucestershire, UK #SpatialJustice
@playgroundology.bsky.social
PlayGroundology advocates for a wider variety of play opportunities for kids in public spaces. Since 2010, the blog has been read by parents, play enthusiasts, practitioners, and policy makers in over 200 countries - playgroundology.wordpress.com
@attention2place.bsky.social
Education, place-responsive and relational pedagogical encounters with more-than-human worlds. Transdisciplinary, materialist, posthumanist perspectives 🌳 Our current fascination lies with South Down landscapes and chalk streams.
@aliceferguson.bsky.social
Co-founder of Playing Out movement for children’s freedom and right to play out in the streets and spaces where they live. Bristol, UK. #SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social
@drjonwinder.bsky.social
Historian, geographer, heritage practitioner | currently working on everyday experiences of extreme heat (MeltingMetropolis.com) | research interests include climate, nature, cities, play
@aplayfulcity.bsky.social
@makespaceforgirls.bsky.social
Campaigning for public spaces designed with girls in mind. Reg. charity 1193772. makespaceforgirls.co.uk
@salawatson.bsky.social
History, cities, cycling, planning and play. Often on a bike or in a museum. Researcher - Newcastle University Co-host - activetravelcafe.org.uk Trustee - historictownstrust.uk
@alisonstenning.bsky.social
Geographer - Professor - Mum - Playing - #playstreets - Cycling - #kidicalmass - #WarOnCars - Walking - Noticing - Green - North Tyneside - North Shields - UK