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“I think the work with loose parts has increased the confidence of the parents we work with. Due to seeing their children engage in thoughtful, focused play, parents have said that they would try to do some loose parts at home.“
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Whitecraig | Winter Pop-Up Play Day December 2022
Thursday 29th December 2022 12pm - 3pm, Whitecraig Playpark, accessible via Whitecraig Crescent. It might be cold but it's still great to get together to play outside and get some fresh air during the holidays. This session is offered by East Lothian Play Association...
Autumn Play Training & AGM 2022
CLICK HERE to book your space for FREE on Eventbrite. Join us on Saturday the 12th of November at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre from 9am - 1pm at our Autumn Play Training & AGM event. We have 4 fantastic practical workshops sessions for you to...
PlayJam at Tranent Library
Join us at PlayJam at Tranent Library Wednesday afternoons from 2pm - 5pm 26th October - 21st December What’s on? We will be providing a range of fun play activities from arts & crafts and dressing up, to loose parts play and story making. The beauty of...
Whitecraig Pop-Up Play Day October 2022
Join us in Whitecraig on Wednesday 19th October from 1pm - 5pm at Whitecraig Playpark for a day of play! We will be bringing along lots of fun resources that children & young people are welcome to use. We have lots of exciting activities planned including...
We are hiring!
Job Title: Sessional Playworker Hours: 0-hour contract, mainly after school, on weekends and during holidays. Salary: £10 - 12 per hour We are currently growing our team of sessional Playworkers or ‘Play Rangers’ in response to a demand for community-based...
Exciting new opportunity to join the team!
ELPA is seeking a creative, experienced and play-oriented person to lead our Community Play and Creative Participation programme. Could this be you?
We are recruiting!
Join our Play Ranger team! ELPA is recruiting playful people to this fun and fulfilling role! Read on for more information…
ELPA publishes a new paper from international play expert Wendy Russell
Here at ELPA, we're honoured to have collaborated with international play expert and writer Wendy Russell to publish her paper Rules for re-enchanting our relationship with play. We were both enchanted and inspired when we first read it. And when we read it again we...
No more “No Ball Games”… East Lothian kids say it’s “ok to play”
The “Ok to play” campaign is an antidote to “No Ball Games” culture. The project is led by East Lothian Play Association (ELPA) and children at Pinkie St Peters Primary School in Musselburgh who came up with the designs.
ELPA launches new website
ELPA launches its new website – a treasure trove of play ideas! Our new website is full of information, ideas and inspiration for everyone with a love of play. It’s packed full of resources all freely available to download, share and enjoy. Our spark play ideas pages...
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