It is with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Dr. Stuart Lester, a great advocate for play and friend of IPA who passed away suddenly last week. IPA members throughout the world will know … Read More
A new blog written by IPA Board Member and Membership Officer Mike Greenaway (Director of Play Wales) examines what happens when children’s play is censored. Click here or on the blocks to go directly to the guest blog running on … Read More
Click to watch the film! NEWS FLASH! Geneva, Switzerland At 1:30 PM 23 September 2016 the video from the Under the Same Sky project is shown at the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Day of General Discussion … Read More
On Friday, 23 September 2016, the International Play Association with its partners Children & Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Terre des Hommes, Children’s Parliament UK and others will present Under the Same Sky during the UN Committee on the … Read More
We are excited to announce the launch of the new website for the 20th Triennial Conference for the International Play Association at http://canada2017.ipaworld.org. The conference will be in Calgary, Alberta Canada on 13-17 September 2017. The new website … Read More
EVENT: Unleashing the Power of Play: International Stories WHEN: Tuesday, 13 September 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (MDT) WHERE: Calgary Public Library, Central Branch – 616 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2M2, Canada Click here … Read More
IPA Executive Board members have been invited to write blog posts for the Importance of Play blog from TIE (Toy Industry of Europe). Recently IPA Communications Officer Cynthia Gentry contributed one on play and creativity. It is reproduced here, but … Read More