| "Calls to Action" from The Summit on the Values of Play
July 3, 2009, 4:43 pm
The Summit on the Values of Play produced the following "Calls to Action" From the list of attendees, “create a Coalition for Play to communicate and... Brian Sutton-Smith - Defender of the Playful
July 3, 2009, 2:47 pm
Brian Sutton-Smith (shown here with a passel of his playful progeny) - the same guy who said: "The opposite of play is not work, it's depression" - has... The Major Fun Awards
July 2, 2009, 8:47 am
The Major Fun Award identifies games that are: easy to learn (5-15 minutes), played in under an hour, fun enough to play over and over again, easy... DIY Soccer
July 1, 2009, 11:20 am
From our friends-in-spirit at Afrigadget , here's how to make your own soccer game: "Firstly you look for old clothes or blankets. Then you put a few condoms... Löffelfußball und Poolnudelhockey
June 27, 2009, 10:04 pm
Löffelfußball und Poolnudelhockey, a.k.a. Junkyard Sports. Now available in Germany.from Bernie DeKoven, funsmithfrom Deep Fun
Rabbi of Playfulness
June 26, 2009, 9:04 am
I met Zalman more than 30 years ago. We have been friends ever since that first meeting. Deep friends. Sharing with each other our most profound insights,... Funsmithing
June 24, 2009, 8:53 am
I'm a funsmith. I help make things fun. I've been a funsmith for more than 40 years. I'm very good at it. From time to time, we need to be reminded how... A little PR never hurts....
June 23, 2009, 10:14 am
Dear funster,The next few posts are going to be a bit of a departure for this site.I'm "getting the word out" about some of the things I've been working... Beyond Concentration
June 22, 2009, 9:56 am
It was the 80s, and I was working as a designer with what was then called the Children's Computer Workshop. I remember working briefly on an idea for... The Singularity Fun Theory
June 19, 2009, 10:38 am
This morning, I found this:How much fun is there in the universe?What is the relation of available fun to intelligence?What kind of emotional architecture... The Estonian Bank of Happiness
June 19, 2009, 8:04 am
According to this article, here's how things work at the Estonian Bank of Happiness:"To become a client, an Estonian must register online, listing the... Playgrounds for All
June 15, 2009, 10:50 am
Let's start with this, from a site called "Shane's Inspiration:"'Shane's Inspiration' created the first Universally Accessible Playground in the Western... Come Out and Play - right this very now!
June 13, 2009, 11:03 am
Day in the Park*Start Time: Saturday June 13 at 12 PMLocation: Heckscher Fields in Central Park near 65th St & Central Park West entranceNotes:... Play it Forward - a guest post by the Eccentric Scholar
June 11, 2009, 6:43 pm
Does the march of progress allow space for somersaults? In other words, can we PLAY toward a better condition? In each of the following quotations, the... The Big Bilibo - better than the box it came in
June 10, 2009, 2:17 pm
Bilibo is a toy. A large, colorful toy. With no moving parts, unless you count the children who play with it. Like any toy, it is designed for a certain... Abie, see the fishes?
June 9, 2009, 9:24 am
You know this one?ABCD FishesLMNO FishesOSARCMPNDoug Germann sent me this one:CM Ducks?MRNO Ducks!OSAR--CM Wings?LIB, MR Ducks!Know any more?from Bernie... Learning by Dying
June 5, 2009, 4:12 pm
I received one of those emails today - the kind I get maybe once a year, maybe once a lifetime. To remind me why he was writing, he referred me to a blog... Improv Everywhere - Defenders of the Playful
June 5, 2009, 4:13 pm
If you've been watching any of the many well-documented, pervasive play antics of Improv Everywhere, you'll understand why they are being presented with... The Cross-Court Rotation Variation
June 1, 2009, 9:44 am
Though I have written many articles about volleyball, devoted an entire funcast and even a full chapter of Junkyard Sports to volleyball, I have yet to... Sequitur
May 26, 2009, 7:47 am
Sequitur is word association game. The kind of game you'd play anywhere with anybody any time you'd all feel like playing. One of those perfect "waiting"... Junkyard Golf Course and Community Buildng and Potluck - renewed
May 22, 2009, 7:08 am
You could think of it as a Memorial Day gift. Or better as a gift to your family, and maybe your friends' familes, and maybe even your neighborhood.It's... The Bilibo Game Box - a child's tool kit for game invention
May 19, 2009, 8:44 am
The Bilibo Game Box is not just a toy. It is a tool kit for the very young game designer (age 4 and up) and an invitation to inventiveness for the rest... The Grass Stain Guru - Defender of the Playful
May 13, 2009, 4:18 pm
Read, for example, this blog post describing 10 More Can't Miss Childhood Moments. Here, in case you are so reclined, the first five from the first ten:Toasting... A Modest Collection of Pointless Games
May 8, 2009, 8:40 am
You've seen this.You've might have seen this.You could have come across this.And even thought about arranging for one of these.Now, at last, you can download... Alexander Calder - Defender of the Playful
May 6, 2009, 9:35 pm
Sculptor, inventor of the mobile, Alexander Calder, receives our first posthumous Defender of the Playful award.Watch the video to find out why.from Bernie...
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