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SpelenmaaR Leeffestival Wageningen
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…
Read MoreInspiring live meeting SamenSpeelNetwerk
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…
Read MoreOrganization of the sixt meeting of the Samenspeelnetwerk
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,…
Read MoreOpening of the renovated schoolyards of primary school KSU de Spits in Lunette, Utrecht
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 …
Read MoreSuccessful kick off SpelenmaaR
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…
Read MoreWorkshop Inclusive Play SBB Gagelbos – Utrecht
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…
Read More19th of may 2022 Workshop Inclusive Play Boerplay – Nieuwendijk
Coming to Holland
During my visit to Inclusion Matters in LA, I talked to several people about what it is like to raise a child with a disability in the US in LA.In those conversations people often referred to the story “Coming to Holland”. I had no idea what they were talking about and I am from Holland!It…
Read MoreFreedom with boxes
On the 30th of June, there will be another meeting of the “Samen Speel Netwerk”. The theme of the meeting is “From play equipment to inclusive play”.In preparation for this I ‘m researching this interesting proces. This picture of a a child crawling out of a box was taken during the May 5th liberation festival…
Read MoreSpelenMaar Pop up Loose parts playground
Children in the Netherlands play less and less outside, also children in Wageningen. The corona crisis has reinforced this negative trend. To turn the tide, I started SpelenMaar together with Johanna Schröder and Franziska Nath from Creatiefhuis Wageningen. SpelenMaar is a pop up loose parts playground. At the end of March 2022 we received a…
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