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Introducing Playopedia

After her computer crashed and wiped a heap of play ideas she had bookmarked from We Play, a wonderful blogging friend, Marita of Stuff With Thing, suggested that it would be great to have a searchable database of the super play ideas linked to We Play over the past 13 months. Well, I am always up for a challenge and with Marita and Kate’s help, we present to you…

PLAYOPEDIA

play·o·pe·di·a
1. A comprehensive reference network of unique play ideas categorised according to the type of play and hosted at childhood101.com.
2. The best of the best play ideas on the world wide web.

The play ideas included at Playopedia are sorted according to whether they are best suited to indoors or outdoors and into seven play categories;

  • Constructing
  • Imagining
  • Creating
  • Exploring
  • Thinking
  • Moving
  • Making

You can find full descriptions of each play type here.

Playopedia is dynamic. We have only just started adding ideas (though there are already more than 120 posts to inspire you) and there are still many, many on our list to include. We also welcome you to submit your own playful blog posts, whether they be past posts or new ones. As well as becoming part of Playopedia, I will be featuring play ideas regularly from the collection here at Childhood 101, so inclusion in Playopedia has the potential to show off your blog to a wide audience.

If you are a parent or educator looking for great play ideas for your children, Playopedia is easier to search through than a meme and filled with 100% guaranteed great play ideas from around the world wide web!

So head over now to Playopedia and check it out!

Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

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  1. Caz says

    June 7, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    That is amazing, you all must have put so much work into creating this, what a fabulous resource!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:10 AM

      Thank you, Caz, I hope you will keep sending through your great ideas as they are an asset to Playopedia :)
  2. Jane says

    June 7, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    LOVE this resource! I will be back again and again, I'm sure. Thank you!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:11 AM

      You are so kind, Jane, keep coming back as we are adding new ideas every day :)
  3. Melissa Jordan says

    June 7, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Great! Glad you are doing this!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM

      Thank you, Melissa, and thank you for your fabulous play ideas :)
  4. Leah - Bogue Living says

    June 7, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    What a great resource!!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:12 AM

      Thank you, Leah, I couldn't have done it without Marita and Kate and all the fabulous We Play-ers!
  5. Megan @ Writing Out Loud says

    June 7, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Awesome idea - well done ladies!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

      Thank you for saying so, Megan.
  6. Kate says

    June 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    Wow, that's fantastic!! Thanks for all your hard work on this one :-)
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

      It was a pleasure, Kate, and definitely a team effort :)
  7. Glowless says

    June 7, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Clever girls x
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

      Thanks T x
  8. Marnie says

    June 7, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You must have known that I was searching your blog for an old we play entry just this past week. Now I will have easy access to them. What a fabulous idea.
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:16 AM

      Hi Marnie, I hope you found what you were looking for! We are only part the way through entering all of the great We Play ideas so be sure to check back. :)
  9. Deb says

    June 7, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    What a brilliant idea! Thankyou to all of you.
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:17 AM

      Thank you for saying so, Deb, and thank you for all of your fantastic ideas that you share, I hope you will continue to be a part of Playopedia :)
  10. jenny says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    All kinds of wonderful! One half of me is shouting 'yes!' and the other half of me is shouting "no!" coz I've been working on an idea very similar but it is still a little way off. Serves me right for dragging my feet. I love the way you have categorised the play, and the page looks wonderful and is so easy to use. Well done!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:18 AM

      Oh no, Jenny, sorry! Maybe we can combine our efforts somehow :)
  11. Amanda says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    What a great resource - you are so good putting this together for us all to access xx
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 7, 2011 at 9:17 AM

      Thanks Amanda, I really hope you find it useful :)
  12. Kelli says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    We love this in Colorado, THANKS a bunch ladies!!
  13. sarah says

    June 7, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Such a creative and informative site ... i am from a childhood background and finished working as a director when i had my son. I just love finding sites such as yours (always changing and constantly inspiring) i love checking in and getting a creative fix for my little one (and me)! Well done and all the best with this next venture Christie! Sarah.
  14. maytey says

    June 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Just what I wished you would do, thank you very much! I get a lot of inspiration from your blog; keep it up, and please be kind to yourself :)
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:25 PM

      Great minds think alike, hey Maytey :)
  15. Alissa says

    June 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Awesome!! I often think - thats a great play idea for when little man is a bit older... And now I'll have a way to actually get back and look!! ;) Nothing like a team effort for wonderful ideas!!
  16. Prerna says

    June 7, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    OMG! This is the answer to all my prayers. Thank you SO much for putting in the effort to create this. Heading over right now.. Please do let me know if I can help you wonderful ladies with anything for this immensely useful project!! Thank you!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:26 PM

      Thank you Prerna, for the kind words and the offer of help.
  17. Marisol says

    June 7, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Great idea!!! Thank you
  18. jodie says

    June 7, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Really like the way the ideas are collected here. Going off now to have a play...
  19. Elise says

    June 7, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    This is an invaluable resource. What a treaure trove of inspiring ideas that are so easy to access. Thank you so much for making this happen and compiling this collection of sheer goodness. Your ideas, hard work, dedication and innovation are greatly appreciated.
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:26 PM

      You are too kind, Elise :)
  20. Tim Gill says

    June 7, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Very nicely put together - looking forward to checking it out.
  21. Mama Pea Pod says

    June 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Brilliant!
  22. Marita says

    June 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    It is so much more than I ever imagined it could be when I first asked. You and Kate have done a wonderful job, thank you Christie.
  23. Tricia at Mom is the Only Girl says

    June 7, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Awesome! I can't imagine the amount of work that went into this, but it is sooooo appreciated!
  24. Jackie says

    June 7, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    This is wonderful and there's really nothing like it in the blogging world (that I've seen). What a creative idea!
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:34 PM

      Thank you for saying so, Jackie
  25. Michele Hill says

    June 7, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Awesome - thankyou. What a great idea
  26. Sara says

    June 7, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Love it love it love it :)
  27. Nicole says

    June 7, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    Fabulous idea - thank you so much for including one of my posts! Does this mean that you will no longer be hosting a regular "We Play" each week?
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:29 PM

      Hi Nicole, I have decided to give We Play a rest for now. Thank you for your great ideas, please feel free to submit to Playopedia instead!
  28. Palmy says

    June 8, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    I'm italian, I read always your blog... and this is a great great idea!
  29. Kathy says

    June 8, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    There are not enough LIKES in the world for this! Thank you all so much for creating such a brilliant resource.
    • Christie Burnett says

      June 8, 2011 at 1:29 PM

      Thank you Kathy and thank you for all of your support of We Play :)
  30. Louise@ tales from the sandpit says

    June 8, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Like all great ideas - seems so simple, but as someone else has commented, a FIRST to my knowledge and a lot of thinking and hard work to make it possible - thankyou!
  31. Ash says

    June 8, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    That's fabulous! Now I know where to go for play inspiration!
  32. Tricia says

    June 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    This is AWESOME!!! Thank you so much.
  33. Kathryn says

    June 10, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Wow this is wonderful - thank you for all the hard work you put into this and inspiring us moms to get more creative. Such great ideas. I have blogged about this to share it with my readers in South Africa.
  34. Susan@improvamama says

    June 11, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Just have to join the chorus of WONDERFUL! Looking forward to using it often and sharing with friends...thanks for including me too!

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