Big Porridge & Play Outdoors
Do you know how sometimes when we play we tele transport ourselves places on the Magic Ball? Or sometimes we jump into paintings or video games? Or we slide down chutes into other worlds?
Well, after months and months playing together on Zoom, it felt like we all jumped out of our screens to gather in person at 4 parks across Glasgow for Big Porridge & Play Outdoors!
When the restrictions finally allowed us to play together safely outdoors in groups of 25, we were ecstatic to meet old and new friends alike for imaginary play, chat and a samosa, as part of Big Porridge & Play 2021.
Outdoor Play Videos
In 2020, our actor-pedagogues made some videos to inspire imaginative play outdoors. These can be a great prompt for some Storyplay adventuring in the garden, park or beach!
Picnic & Play
We take Storyplay outdoors in several other ways. We have Picnic & Play trips to Troon Beach and Balloch Country Park at Loch Lomond. We do Forest Storyplay at the Children’s Wood, climbing trees and toasting marshmallows on the fire.
Storyplay Festivals
We also have our Storyplay Festivals outdoors – Dassie Park in 2022 and the Children’s Wood in 2024.
Read about our outdoor sessions in the blogs below.
Park Life!
FOREST STORYPLAY ’26 at THE CHILDREN’S WOOD!
Sunshine and outdoor play for all! Another brilliant session at The Children’s Wood… The sun was already shining, and we could all feel that it was going to be a [...]
FOREST STORYPLAY ’26 at THE CHILDREN’S WOOD!
Forest Storyplay is BACK and The Children’s Wood looks stunning! Cloudy in the morning, still gorgeous though. Full of life and beauty here at the Meadow. Trees bursting with green [...]
Licketyspit’s WINTER CEIDLIH
Licketyspit’s Winter Ceilidh 2025 was a HOOT! We had a fabulous gathering with live music, delicious food, hilarious dressing up, high energy dancing and lots and lots of friends! Saturday afternoon in [...]
FOREST STORYPLAY back for October Holiday Week!
We came from Whiteinch, we came from Maryhill. We all live in Glasgow; we love a picnic! And do you know what else we all love to do? We love to [...]
FOREST STORYPLAY back for October Holiday Week!
Be anyone, go anywhere, do anything outdoors at The Children’s Wood! On Wednesday this October Holiday Week some of our friends from Castlemilk came over for a day of [...]
FOREST STORYPLAY back for October Holiday Week!
Over The Children’s Wood we flew - Up, up, up with our Flying Balloons! We saw a boat going along, we saw small trees, we saw a big dark sea monster and a [...]
