Are You Using Your Staffing Effectively In Your Playground? Last week, while carrying out a Positive Playtime Award audit, I spent time observing how staff were being allocated around the school during lunchtimes. What I saw reminded me how vital it is, especially...
Are you struggling to fund Positive Playtime training in your school? Good news! Your PE and Sports Premium can help. If you've ever wanted to bring our Positive Playtime Programme to your school—but weren't sure how to cover the cost—this blog is here to help you...
This spring term, I had the absolute pleasure of spending a full day at The Mead School in Tunbridge Wells, where I led a series of engaging playground games sessions for every class. It was a wonderful opportunity to share my passion for play and to inspire both...
10 Top Tips to Transforming Wet Playtimes Rainy day playtimes are often met with groans, from both children and adults, as no one wants to spend the whole day in the classroom. However, spending time outdoors is essential for our mental health and wellbeing. By...
Many people are becoming more concerned about children’s lack of social skills and ability to play. Often, we hear people say things like “It wasn’t like this in our day. Children knew how to play; we played street games; the roads were safe; and we didn’t have...
Age Range: 5-11Ideal Number of Players: One or moreEquipment Needed: Chalk, a flat pavement and a bean bagWhat To DoUse chalk to draw a hopscotch grid on the pavement. The grid typically consists of a series ofnumbered squares and a designated starting point Number...
What to do Two players hold the end of a long rope and wiggle the rope back and forth (at a suitablespeed) so that it looks like a snake.Everyone else is a jumper and they take turns trying to jump over the snake withouttouching it.If a jumper touches the snake, he...
How to Play One player is named the farmer and stands in the middle of a designated area of the playground. The other players stand behind a line, in a row about ten metres away from the farmer. A designated ‘home’ area is agreed, usually the opposite end of the play...
We all need a bit of festive fun in the lead up to Christmas, so here's a festive adaptation of one of my favourite games. Christmas Characters - A Christmas Energiser! A Co-operation group game This game is the same as Fruit Salad, though with a Christmas theme!...
This week, I'm sharing the best game in the world, taken from 101 Playground Games - Seaweed or so the children tell me on on my Positive Playtime training days. I've also just had the production team from my publishers send me back the typeset copy of my book...
