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EbP was present at the Child in the city world conference Dublin 2022
Ilse gave a presentation on inclusive play and the “Samenspeelakkoord”at the Child in the city world conference 2022 in Dublin last week Read an interview with Ilse here. Child in the City World Conference Dublin: Meet…Ilse van der Put – Child in the City
Read MoreNüdel Inventors at the school olympiad
As many as 25 Wageningen providers of sports and culture participated in the Sam School Olympiad by providing clinics. The SpelenmaaR Nüdel Kart was one of the clinics. Almost 1000 children (9-12 years old) from all 13 Wageningen elementary schools participated in the Olympiad. In four rounds, the children were introduced to various sports and…
Read MoreNüdel Kart try out at the playground in Wageningen
Today we pushed the Nüdel Kart in a small SpelenmaaR parade to playground Tuindorp. The cart can be stored safely and dry this winter in the building of the playground . Super nice, such a cart in the living room does take up a lot of space :-) and , now children, accompanied by SpelenmaaR,…
Read MoreDiscover an invisibly inclusive playground on Sept. 28 or Oct. 21!
Invisibly inclusive? What is that? In my workshops on inclusive play, people often ask me “I’d like to see a real inclusive play ground. Where can I find one?” The Netherlands now has a number of cool inclusive playground. Proudly in the top three for me is the Ettegerpark in Zutphen. It is a park…
Read MoreEmpowerment by Playing has won a Nüdel kart!
Empowerment by Playing has won a Nüdel kart! “Fine” you may be thinking, “a ticket to eat free noodles for a year?” No, much, much more fun than that :-). A Nüdel Kart is a mobile inclusive playground! The kart is a cart made up of more than 350 individual parts; sticks, boards, cloths, wheels…
Read MoreOnWheels 2022
What is the difference between a wheelchair and a skateboard? For children, they both have wheels and so you can ride them and do cool tricks. OnWheels is a pop – up skatepark for kids with wheels. Be it skates, a skateboard or a wheelchair. Anyone can join in. Expert trainers from the WheelChairSkillsTeam and…
Read MoreSpelenmaaR XL!!
Sunday, August 28 is the exciting play finals of the KinderCultuurZomer 2022 in the Torckpark! The children will make their own play finals with stuff from both SpelenmaaR and Emmaus-Wageningen. A lot of children and (grand)parents in Wageningen got t know SpelenmaaR this summer. SpelenmaaR is an inclusive pop-up loose-parts playground. Wherever SpelenmaaR pops up,…
Read MoreFun with car tires
If you ask an adult “What can you do with a car tire?” your answer will probably be “roll, sit” . It turns out that the tires at SpelenmaaR can do much more than serve as seats or roll around. Watch and be amazed. With every SpelenmaaR there is another surprising application. With all the…
Read MoreProfessional Advisory Board Inclusion Matters
Empowerment by Playing and Inclusion Matters have known each other for almost 10 years. The first contact was made because of an Inclusion Matters (IM) project in Ecuador. In April 2022, I (Ilse) visited Inclusion Matters in Los Angeles. After all these years finally a real meeting and thus joint Inclusive Play adventures. IM works…
Read MoreTypically SpelenmaaR
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…
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