Spaces of Play

Illustration: Rollicking five by Gracie Adamson We’ve been asking our team to reflect on the phenomena of play through images, photos or other media artefacts with accompanying text that speaks to who they are personally, professionally and as researchers in early childhood education. See what they have come up with …

Garden photo

Imaginary worlds…

Photo: Andrea Nolan Being an only child for the first seven years of my life I created highly imaginary play spaces where …

Child with outdoor sculpture

Urban play spaces

Source: Bonnie Yim Year: 2018 Location: Chateau la Coste, France Further reading: Urban play spaces (Yim & Lee, 2016) Reflection: An accessible …

Play is magical!

Photo: Natalie Robertson This setting reminded me of getting lost in the adventures of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton) as a child. …