Torbay Play Forum Creative Play Journeys

Creative Play Journeys is providing a partnership process between play and the arts, bringing together an emerging play service with professional artists to create new opportunities for young people. It is providing a chance for parents, friends and others to visit local play spaces to look at these innovations. It is encouraging children and young people to be part of a developing creative community, reaching out to those from the most hard to reach groups including disabled children and those from ethnic minorities. It is revealing the importance of understanding adult intervention and the importance of playful environments to support children’s play.

Community artists have a natural understanding about the need to support and encourage creativity and not to take over. Playworkers can be less confident and are supported by the artists. They are also inspired by the imaginative responses of children they know well and the way they respond to the challenges. Creative Play Journeys will develop the project to include staff training before, during and after the creative arts involvement. The intention is to build this into playworkers’ training as part of their continuous professional development.

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CHANGE OF VENUE FOR BAREFOOT & DI 26-May-2010 / Tue 18 May 2010

We have had to change the venue for BAREFOOT & DI A workshop exploring the process of documenting play will now be delivered between 7-9pm at the Palace Theatre, Palace Avenue Paignton TQ3 3HF

Happy First Birthday Creative Play Journeys / Wed 29 Jul 2009

Creative Play Journeys 2009: "Creativity is limitless" Myles of the Friday Night Project "Creative Play is WISK; thats a cross between a wow and a risk!" Darren ASRus Tigers A lot of Creativity, a lot of play and a lot...

Are you coming on a Creative Play Journeys 2010? / Thu 09 Jul 2009

The following Youth Groups, Play schemes and organisations who facilitate play for children and young people across Torbay are coming on Creative Play Journeys, 2010 Hayes Holiday Club The Acorn Centre Tom Thumb Holiday...

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Creative Journeys in the Summer Yurt - Torre Abbey / Mon 26 Jul to Sat 07 Aug 2010 (2 weeks)

Torbay Council have enlisted the support of the Torbay Play Forum and the Torbay Childminders to encourage children and young people to come along to their flagship summer exhibition. This is called TAMED and features wo...

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FUNK 2010: Recruiting / Mon 25 Jan 2010

FUNK (The Film Us Now Krew): Mission: To evaluate (look at) Get involved (is the whole point) Make things better Advocating (walking a mile in some one elses shoes) Creative Play Journeys - The young voice Play - Have ...