Free Play

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 ...
Read More

SAVE THE DATE: CAPN and Play Cousins Collective Present the The Seeds for Urban Play Conference NOV. 8

The Children at Play Network is partnering with Play Cousins Collective (PCC) to host a regional conference addressing children’s access ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

CONNECT at Bernheim

10th Annual CONNECT at Bernheim August 18 @ 6:31 pm - 10:31 pm Bernheim’s Lake Nevin is the intersection of ...
Read More

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 ...
Read More

Nature Play Training Institute on Loose Parts – May 31st

Stones, sticks, rocks, acorns, sand and toilet plungers. What do all of these have in common? They are all known ...
Read More

Free Play Day – April 21, 2018

Free Play Day at Castlewood Park in Lexington on 4-21-18 The Children at Play Network is excited about this upcoming ...
Read More

2018 Nature Play Training Institutes

Would you like to learn more about the benefits of free play for children and how to incorporate more of ...
Read More

Muddy Boots in 2018

From late summer frolics to chilly winter hikes that end round a crackling fire, the children who participate in Muddy ...
Read More

Idea Festival 2017 Video

This short film will give you a good idea of the Children at Play Networks participation in Idea Festival back ...
Read More

ColorFest 2017 Free Play Day III

No Two Days of Play are the Same Each play day unfolds in its own unique fashion. The tone of ...
Read More