Play and the Five Ways to Wellbeing

Our digital postcards illustrate connections between playing and wellbeing –
Connect. Be active. Take notice. Learn. Give.
(New Economics Foundation).

#chooseplay 

The loose parts playground

A set of 10 posters to download. Specially commissioned posters from Play Radical, Max Alexander, illustrate the many ways children use loose parts in school playgrounds.

Perfect to download for notice boards, corridors and classrooms.

Loose parts play in school: resources

ELPA is constantly adding to our bank of resources to support and promote play. We do this from working directly with schools and community settings. The resources here are available for you to download, use adapt and share.

ELPA is grateful to Haddington & Lammermuir Area Partnership, Musselburgh Area Partnership and Support from the Start for their invaluable support in developing ELPA’s Loose Parts Play projects. 

ELPA in Europe!
ELPA and Windygoul Primary School are proud to be partners in an ERASMUS+ European project on loose parts play with our colleagues in Slovakia, Hungry and Poland. 

ELPA consultancy and training services

ELPA provides support, training and advice on all aspects of play in schools including on introducing loose parts. Feel free to get in touch to find out how we can help. ELPA may need to charge to cover costs if the work isn’t covered by one of our funded projects – but do get in touch if you would like to discuss how we can help.