2009: Make time!
Playday 2009 will be on Wednesday 5
August. This year's campaign theme is
Make time!
What's it all about?
This Playday we're asking everyone to make
time for play. From parents, carers and teachers, to policy makers
and planners - everyone should make time to support
children’s right to play in whatever way they can.
In our busy and overscheduled lives it’s easy
to prioritise other things over play, and to think, play is
something children just do. As adults, we all need to make
time and space to enable children to play freely, and this is what
we aim to highlight with the Playday 2009: Make time!
campaign.
Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions to our
theme consultation. We hope you like the theme we’ve chosen. We
also hope it gives you flexibility to adapt for your local needs,
to be creative and make it your own if you wish.
Get involved
Playday 2008 was the biggest and best yet, and
we really hope you’re able to get involved and make 2009
celebrations even more successful.
Organise a Playday event
On Playday and throughout the summer of 2009, thousands of
children, young people and communities will get out and play at
hundreds of locally organised events across the UK. Why not
organise one in your community?
In the run up to Playday 2009, we will be
providing ongoing support to event organisers. The 2009 promotional
postcard and Get organised! guide have both been
published, and resources from this year's organiser seminars, including organisers' tips, are now
available. Check out our resources
page for the latest materials.
It's important to think about budgeting for
your event - take a look at our updated funding guidance for ideas of where to start.
Many Playday event organisers throughout the UK have told us they
arranged their events with surprisingly small budgets (some even at
no extra cost!) so don’t let the credit crunch put you off.
There’s a fantastic network of Playday event
organisers and supporters to draw help from - you can post
questions and share tips with other Playday event organisers on the
Playday forum. Most importantly, ask
everyone you know and work with to make time for Playday 2009,
together we can raise the profile of children’s right to play.
Sign up for updates
Sign up for email
updates for all the latest Playday news and advice.
Spread the word
Tell everyone you know about Playday and encourage them to get
involved.
Become a Playday supporter
We're grateful for the support of national organisations for
previous Playday campaigns. Take a look at our supporters page if your organisation would like
to sign up as a Playday supporter.
Attend a Playday event
If you don't think you have time to organise an event, find out
if there is an event organised near you and join in the fun.
Playday 2009 events will be registered on this website soon. For a
flavour of Playday 2008 events, check out
our listings pages. To really get involved, why not ask a local
event organiser if they need any volunteers on the
day?
So, make time for Playday 2009, get
Wednesday 5 August in your diaries!