What a fantastic informative,inspirational website.Great to see OPA back to its best!!!!
Contact OPA:
01865 779474
enquiries@oxonplay.org.uk
or by pigeon.
Using Loose Parts for play - worth watching (1 min or 9 mins)
Inspiring Play Quote
of the Week...
“If animals play, this is because play is useful in the struggle for survival; because play practices and so perfects the skills needed in adult life.”
Susanna Miller
Do you remember the cardboard box that was
a spaceship...or a castle
... or a pirate ship?
Playing is magic for all ages -
it excites, inspires, develops, challenges, raises confidence and, above all, it makes us feel happy and it's good for our physical and mental wellbeing.
The United Nations states that children and young people have a right to play.
If children do not play,
it can have severe consequences for their physical and mental health, behaviour and wellbeing.
Oxfordshire Play Association champion the right of children and young people aged 0-19 to have access to high quality, inclusive play opportunities across Oxfordshire, including Oxford City, Cherwell, West Oxfordshire, Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire.
Contact OPA about any aspect of play, playwork, playing
and playfulness.
Tel 01865 779474; Email enquiries@oxonplay.org.uk
Your Comments / Qs
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(Posted on 2010-07-04 11:38:00 by )
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Having worked with OPA yonks ago i am delighted to see that it is in full swing, just as it should be, marvellous website representing marvellous things.
(Posted on 2010-05-21 14:41:00 by ) -
Wow, what a difference to your website, full of so much information regarding Play, What great support to us Play Leaders. Keep up the great work.
(Posted on 2010-04-29 21:35:00 by ) -
I am soooooo...impressed Jane did this web site herself. Her skills are fantastic!!!
(Posted on 2010-04-28 10:57:00 by ) -
I really like this , love your quotes and strong statements about the importance of play.
(Posted on 2010-03-30 10:29:00 by ) -
Great Stuff. Well done!
(Posted on 2010-03-15 09:25:00 by ) -
What a fabulous new website. Well done OPA. Don't forget that OPA members get discount prices at Orinoco - The Oxfordshire Scrapstore.
(Posted on 2010-03-11 14:52:00 by ) -
Well done, it looks great with lots of information
(Posted on 2010-03-02 08:58:00 by )
“It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.”
L.F. Buscaglia
"Creative play is like a spring that bubbles up from deep within a child."
Joan Almon
"If you didn't play, there would be no point in getting out of bed."
Oxfordshire child, age 10
"It is becoming increasingly clear through research on the brain as well as in other areas of study, that childhood needs play. Play acts as a forward feed mechanism into courageous, creative, rigorous thinking in adulthood."
Tina Bruce
“In play, a child is always above their average age; in play, it is as though the child were trying to jump above the level of their normal behaviour.”
Lev Vygotsky
More quotes on PLAY are available on the 'Play Resources' page.
Oxfordshire Play Association wishes to thank all our generous sponsors:
very interesting video on play gets a lot over in a little time. Just such an alive website , wish ours was too !!