Playing with Ice on a Hot Day in Hong Kong
IPA Board member Kathy Wong has written a lovely blog post about the power of loose parts play for the TIE (Toy Industry of Europe) website. Click here to go directly to the post.
Remembering Dr. Stuart Lester
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
When Children’s Play is Censored
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
World Premiere, UN, Geneva – Under the Same Sky Film
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
IPA Travels to UNCRC to Help Children Be Heard
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
New IPA Conference Website Launched
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
Pre-Conference Event in Calgary: Unleashing the Power of Play Panel Discussion
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 Guest Blog on Play and Creativity
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