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Register for Seeds for Urban Play Conference Nov. 8

The Children at Play Network and Play Cousins Collective (PCC) will host a regional conference addressing children’s access to play ...
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New “Pop-Up” Natural Play Area at Russell Lee Park in Louisville

By Brooke Pardue, President/CEO, Louisville Parks Foundation (LPF) August 8, 2019 In keeping with a play trend sweeping the nation, ...
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Free Play at Bernheim’s CONNECT

You won’t want to miss Bernheim’s 11 Annual CONNECT from 6:23-10:23 p.m. on August 24th where the Children at Play Network ...
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Bernheim’s Children at Play Network Wins Prestigious American Public Gardens Association Award

Bernheim’s Children at Play Network (CAPN) received the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Award for Program Excellence. This annual award ...
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Free Workshop on Outdoor Play for Early Learning Professionals and the Community

The Children at Play Network and Play Cousins Collective are sponsoring a FREE workshop, Unleashing the Power of Play for ...
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Play Cousins Parent Cafe and Free Play

Play Cousins Collective, a CAPN partner in the Seeds for Urban Play project, will host a Parent Cafe that will ...
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Olmsted Parks Hosts Free Play Days this Summer

CAPN partner Olmsted Parks Conservancy will host two free play days this summer for children and families at two of ...
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Louisville Nature Center Opens a New Nature Play Area

Saturday, June 1st at the Louisville Nature Center from 11:00-5:00 3745 Illinois Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, 40213 Students from Male High ...
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Free Play Day at Portland Library with our Play Cousins

We’re rolling out the first Free Play Day with our new partners Play Cousins Collective as we continue planting Seeds ...
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Support a New Nature Playscape in Lexington

The Children at Play Network is excited to support an effort to create a new nature playscape at the Child ...
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Free Play in the City at Jackson Woods

Seeds for Urban Play Supports Free Play Day at Jackson Woods More free play and fun in the city is ...
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California Shelter Building – Report from Afar

Photo by Michael Arthur Frick A Parent and Child Moment in Nature Shared One of our favorite things is when ...
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CAPN Representing at the 2019 Playwork Campference

Pop Up Adventure Play – Playwork Campference 2019 The Children at Play Networks AMAZING team of Free Play Facilitators is ...
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Forum on Forest School and Nature-Based Learning

A Forum on Forest School and Nature-Based Learning 12:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 19 at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Are you ...
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Become a Volunteer Free Play Facilitator

HELP US – Bring Free Play to More Children New Dates for Volunteer Training Coming Soon! Bernheim’s Children at Play ...
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Community Building and Free Play

A Reflection by Rachel Brunner, CAPN Free Play Facilitator On the days I am not cutting out cardboard box doors ...
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Training for Play “Practice” at the Virginia Chance School

Recently the Children at Play Network provided a day-long training at the Virginia Chance School for teachers of preschool through grade ...
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CAPN Receives Grant for Urban Play

Lift a Life Foundation supports the next chapter in Bernheim’s Children at Play Network Seeds for Urban Play The CAPN ...
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Contemplating Play Days – Observations and Questions

Seeing is Believing The Children at Play Network’s Seeds for Urban Play project allows us to work with organizations interested in bringing ...
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Science Is Mostly Play – ColorFest 2018

Learning Science Through Play – That’s Just What Happens We sometimes get caught in the trap of trying to justify ...
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