Instead of buying your child a boring old iPad for Christmas, get them a stick
2 December 2013
With sales of tablets, smartphones and gadgets predicted to soar this Christmas, many…
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Playing with touch-screen devices means youngsters are struggling to learn basic motor skills
2 December 2013
Toddlers these days are barely out of nappies before they are playing with…
Read more »Toddlers who use tablets or smartphones may develop long-term problems with their hands and fingers, experts warn
19 November 2013
Parents who let their toddlers play with iPads could be damaging their hands…
Read more »Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE
5 November 2013
This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…
Read more »Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch
28 October 2013
The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…
Read more »Project Wild Thing
28 October 2013
Play Scotland is delighted to support the launch of the full-length documentary “Project…
Read more »Project Wild Thing
25 October 2013
Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link
Read more »Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?
23 October 2013
Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…
Read more »Planning for Play
25 September 2013
An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…
Read more »Tech Time vs. Wild Time for Kids
2 September 2013
have just returned from an 18-day trip with my 10 year old son…
Read more »The Real Stranger Danger
2 September 2013
I have just been looking at my calendar. It is full. Whole days…
Read more »Is screen time really that bad?
2 September 2013
Posted by Toby Clark, Clydebank 1000 mile walk, 2miles at Pollok Park. As…
Read more »21 Blogs to Read Before Letterboxing with Your Family
21 August 2013
Letterboxing has been around since 1854, when a park ranger put a jar…
Read more »30 Blogs with Creative Ways to Get Kids Away from the TV
21 August 2013
According to the Nielsen Company, the average kid watches approximately four hours of…
Read more »10 Everyday Ways for Kids to Give Back to the Community
21 August 2013
Parenting comes with a wide array of responsibilities, not least of which is…
Read more »Playday in Aberdeen
8 August 2013
Union Terrace Gardens hosted Aberdeen’s National Playday celebration, and squeals of laughter and…
Read more »Playday in North Ayrshire
7 August 2013
Eglington Park was a hive of activity and noise today as North Ayrshire…
Read more »Playday 2013
7 August 2013
Intolerant attitudes and a lack of dedicated community spaces are preventing children from…
Read more »How Much Outdoor Time Do Kids Really Need
22 July 2013
The influx of electronic entertainment that seems to be taking over the modern…
Read more »Having messy fun with CBeebies
1 July 2013
Play Scotland was one of the partner organisations at CBeebies Mr Bloom,’s Big…
Read more »Play Strategy for Scotland
25 June 2013
Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…
Read more »Play for Life, Play Scotland Annual Conference
17 June 2013
Tuesday 24th September, Edinburgh. Further details to be announced in due course.
Read more »Let the Children Play
18 April 2013
Hundreds of ideas for outdoor play and learning. A blog on cardboard boxes…
Read more »Give pupils more outdoor time
16 April 2013
‘Give pupils more outdoor time’, says study http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/education/give-pupils-more-outdoor-time-says-study-1-2889115
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