garrison Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Does anyone have any idea where I can access a short video of children engaging in this play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 What is loose parts play? Sounds interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It's a posh name for playing with junk! You know all those little odds scraps of things lying around- boxes, bits of rope etc. I can't do a link - but I think you should be able to google it and come up with something. Our LA has put something about it on there early years website. Xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It's a posh name for playing with junk! You know all those little odds scraps of things lying around- boxes, bits of rope etc. I can't do a link - but I think you should be able to google it and come up with something. Our LA has put something about it on there early years website. Xxx Thank you louby loo - is that the same as collage and junk modelling, then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 bit of info here http://www.letthechildrenplay.net/2010/04/just-add-loose-parts.html also look on you tube quite a few posts there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thank you louby loo - is that the same as collage and junk modelling, then?! No - much bigger scale, more about using imagination and actually playing with the resources. I'm stuck with using the iPad for this forum- otherwise I'd try and do some links. (Lappy doesn't like this forum for some reason- maybe it's trying to tell to stop thinking about work!) :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ah, right - thanks for the link finleysmaid; I think this concept needs to be re-named - 'Loose Parts Play' sounds ridiculous ... ... in my humble opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynned55 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) Totally agree Devonsmaid- I was thinking it was perhaps things like a Lego castle or train track similar- things that went together but also had 'loose parts'. In fact the more I think about it the more ridiculous I think it is Edited July 30, 2014 by lynned55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Ah, right - thanks for the link finleysmaid; I think this concept needs to be re-named - 'Loose Parts Play' sounds ridiculous ... ... in my humble opinion! 100% correct! Totally stupid name :-) I got all excited the first time I looked it up...... and then felt.. erhh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) Try community playthings Also 'let the children play on Facebook or Twitter have great photos Loose parts refers to small parts be natural, made of metal, corks small cardboard rolls nuts bolts That can be used along side construction for example or with play dough or small worlds Edited July 31, 2014 by Suer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveryoung Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I love loose parts! one of my many passions, I have so many loose parts around our pre school and box's of random things! try googling in you tube 'play pods' sometimes 'scrapstore play pods' this is the new name for it as it was branched out into school play grounds i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFlo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 http://www.communityplaythings.co.uk/learning-library/training-resources/i-made-a-unicorn We did this training with Community PLaythings - if you email/call them they will send you the whole training package including the powerpoint presentation HTH ForestFlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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