Closely connected to the playplace we developed exercises that can help professionals (teachers, policy-makers, architects, …) and parents to interpret the video traces of the interactions between children and the outdoor environment. This exercises help to value, read and imagine the outdoors as a learning environment in early childhood.
Situation
Play in the outdoor area requires professionals and parents to have confidence in children. As a professional/parent, it is at least as important to trust in yourself where you can make a correct assessment of danger.The outdoor play of children is often prescribed by rules and protocols about what is and is not allowed. These rules and protocols come about as a result of a tension that you experience yourself as a professional / parent. Knowledge about children's play behaviour, how they guard their boundaries and what they need can help to lower these thresholds. Insight into the outdoor space, which game invitations there are in this specific place and what risks this entails with sight ensure that you are aware of the opportunities you want to give to children in this outdoor space.
