Play Training Forum
This page is still under construction.
Welcome to the play forum page and great to see a space for all you lot who have done the GRUMPY playwork courses to meet up.The idea is that this becomes a site where a number of things happen - an opportunity to give feedback about things you have done with children, post observations of those magical moments of children’s spontaneous creative play, share ideas, ask any questions or discuss issues related to your role in working with children, and also a chance to find out what is happening locally and nationally in the play field,.
It will also be an opportunity to look at ideas for future training sessions and ways of keeping your playful spirit of creativity (so evident in the course sessions) alive.
We are currently turning this into an interactive site, so watch this space.
Stuart Lester
Course participants before and after!
Grumpy Play Forum Members
‘this course has been fantastic, you use your imagination and all kinds of Grumpy scrap to create play’
‘we used the course idea, told the children the floor was electric and the children led the play from there on…. amazing….. we learnt a lot from this experience’
‘you don’t need a lot of money to do things, take away any scrap’
‘all managers should sign up for this Play & Creativity course’
‘remembering and learning how to play again is what it’s all about’
‘the carpet squares are very useful - lots of fun and games out of them’
‘I have learnt … doesn’t matter if you don’t have an idea, in this course everything comes together in the end…’
‘Grumpy scrap is fun and fun is the main element in children’s play’
‘this will remind me not to think too much! Just enjoy the children’s ideas and do it’
‘we had a topsy turvy day - it was so successful, everyone got creative, the children behaved better and play together differently, the children had a wonderful time’
‘we have learnt to let the children decide how to play…they became more inventive and creative’
‘upside down hat represents back to front days, and they are the best days we have!’
‘I have gained a lot of confidence working with children, I actually made a video with the children, watch our Harry Potter and the Disastrous Disappearances production’ Click here to view the video
‘the course is simply the best - you learn to create, to make things out of scrap and have fun’
‘every one who loves to play must wear a hat to match’
