Free Play

Upcycled Play – Family Fun Night – Jeffersonville IN

Here’s another great opportunity to experience outdoor based free play. The Children at Play Network is delighted to let you ...
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Olmsted Parks Continues Free Play Days this Fall

Children at Play Network partner Olmsted Parks Conservancy will host five more Free Play Events this fall for children and ...
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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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Free Play at Louisville’s Bingham Park Saturday, July 20

The Olmsted Parks Conservancy will provide another free play opportunity — with boxes, tape, rope, tarps, clips and a whole ...
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Children at Play Network Receives 2nd Brown-Forman Grant to Support Seeds for Urban Play

The Children at Play Network received a $25,000 grant from the Brown-Forman Corporation to grow its Seeds for Urban Play ...
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Olmsted Parks Opens the Door for Free Play Days – Next Up July 20th at Bingham Park

The Children at Play Network and Louisville’s Olmsted Park Conservancy(OPC) have developed a partnership for play. In the spring, CAPN ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Reflections on Free Play – SEEDS for Urban Play

Adopting Free Play to Serve Urban Families For most of 2018 the Children at Play Network has been working with ...
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CONNECT at Bernheim

10th Annual CONNECT at Bernheim August 18 @ 6:31 pm - 10:31 pm Bernheim’s Lake Nevin is the intersection of ...
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Free Play Mash UP for MOPS

The Children at Play Network hosted its first Free Play Mash UP, a combination of a Free Play Day and ...
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