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SpelenmaaR is on tour in Wageningen. Little by little people know us. How we know? Some children come to play for the second or sometimes even third time! These experienced Playmates know what we have in the trailer, grab what they need and get to work right away.  We ourselves are also getting the hang…

On Sunday 3 July 2022, part of the market square in Wageningen was the domain of children. SpelenmaaR had descended on it for the Leeffestival. The market was littered with all kinds of loose items. Cloths, boxes, planks, tyres, sticks, pots and much more. All these items were accompanied by the sign “Children are the…

Yesterday (30 June 2022) was the first live meeting of the #SamenSpeelNetwork. The previous 5 meetings were online and really inspiring, but meeting each other gives so much more. How I missed the unexpected encounters, the conversations of others that you catch and which you can just join in on. The unexpected topics that pop…

This year, 2022, Utrecht celebrates 900 years of city rights. From 2the of June to 11 th of November, the city will be bustling with Utrecht900 festivities. The theme of Utrecht 900 is “Beyond walls”. Let people from Utrecht who have never met meet each other. Such a theme fits in perfectly with ‘SamenSpelen’, Inclusive…

Empowerment by Playing organises the content of the sixth meeting of the Samenspeelnetwerk on behalf of Ruimte voor de Jeugd and the SamenSpeelNetwerk. The meeting takes place on Thursday 30 June at Playground33 in Amersfoort. The theme of the meeting is: From playground to inclusive play. The previous five meetings were due to covid restrictions,…

Friday 17 June was the festive opening of the renovated schoolyards of primary school KSU de Spits in Lunette, Utrecht. De Spits – KSU (ksu-despits.nl) The squares have been greened and have become much more accessible and playable for children/adults with disabilities. De Spits wants to be an inclusive school and that includes an inclusive …

Saturday 18 of June was the official kick-off of SpelenmaaR at playground Tuindorp. The playground was the scene of the annual midsummer festival that day.A lot of children started working with the loose materials. Huts appeared and disappeared again, an elephant was let out, inventions were made, sword fights were held and much more. Besides…

SBB, is the Dutch State Forest Conservation organization. SBB has 56 “Speelnatuur” areas. Gagelbos in Utrecht is one of these. Access to the Speelnatuur is free. But access isn’t easy or even possible for everyone. SBB wants to make the Speelnatuur more accessible and playable for visitors with disabilities.  SBB wrote its own guide to…

Tijdens mijn bezoek aan Inclusion Matters in Los Angeles heb ik met verschillende mensen gesproken over hoe het is om in de VS een kind met een handicap op te voeden. In die gesprekken refereerden mensen vaak naar het verhaal “Coming to Holland”. Ik had geen idee waar ze het over hadden en ik kom…