Earthplay | Site Wide Activity http://earthplay.net/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:57:39 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.1 en http://earthplay.net/2012/02/earthplay-summer-camp-2012/ Rusty wrote a new post, Earthplay Summer Camp 2012!!!!!, on the site Earthplay http://earthplay.net/2012/02/earthplay-summer-camp-2012/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:21:01 +0000 Rusty wrote a new post, Earthplay Summer Camp 2012!!!!!, on the site Earthplay Thumbnail

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/743/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: It feels like spring! The garlic and all the other bulbs are […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/743/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:37:06 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update It feels like spring! The garlic and all the other bulbs are about 3 inches above ground now! Exciting and fun! The blue birds are back too! The sounds all the birds are making are building to a spring time pitch now. Come on spring!

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/733/ Katherine Krumm posted an update: I'm in the middle of my life... I want to work with […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/733/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:12:35 +0000 Katherine Krumm posted an update I'm in the middle of my life... I want to work with educators in the field but can seem to find my way in and continue to be stuck in a classroom which I love but I need more in my career. I want to helping adults create these wonderful experiences indoors and outdoors for young children. I also want my focus to be on outdoor play. I think so many programs lack the natural outdoors and may children see outdoors as a play structure.

I need help and direction!! any input??

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/724/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: Hi there! We made a big sand pit! The kids love it and it […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/724/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:05:30 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update Hi there! We made a big sand pit! The kids love it and it looks so nice. Too bad it's freezing right now.Oh well, the sun will come out tomorrow or so says orphan annie. :)

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/715/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan and Rusty are now friends http://earthplay.net/activity/p/715/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:56:38 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan and Rusty are now friends

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/694/ Phil Jackson posted an update: I am planning a sabbatical for next year and my topic is to […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/694/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:40:09 +0000 Phil Jackson posted an update I am planning a sabbatical for next year and my topic is to look at natural/living playspaces and I am wanting to visit some of the wonderful ones I have seen on the net. Can anyone put me in touch with any schools in the USA and the UK that would be really good to see.

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/687/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: Good idea. We will do it because we have a huge front porch […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/687/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:07:29 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update Good idea. We will do it because we have a huge front porch that looks down on the yard below on three sides. I can imagine being on a ship looking down into the "water". Maybe we should throw down a life line!

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/682/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: Ok, I've read the book, (GREAT BOOK!), and have a question. […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/682/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:59:35 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update Ok, I've read the book, (GREAT BOOK!), and have a question. What is the Pulley Place in the S.U.early ed and CC center playscape plateau? Sounds like a cool fun thing!

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/680/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: it's our turn with "THE BOOK!" I am savoring every […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/680/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:01:37 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update it's our turn with "THE BOOK!" I am savoring every word...and making notes...and dreaming.

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/677/ Rusty and Phil Jackson are now friends http://earthplay.net/activity/p/677/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:29:54 +0000 Rusty and Phil Jackson are now friends

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/672/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update: We finaly planted bulbs yesterday. It was good fun. We may […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/672/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:12:23 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan posted an update We finaly planted bulbs yesterday. It was good fun. We may plant the garlic today if the rain holds off. I think we have the wrong garlic but we'll try anyway. What a good idea. Thanks Rusty!

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]]> http://earthplay.net/2010/11/newfoundland-drinking%c2%a0songs/ Rusty wrote a new post, Newfoundland Drinking Songs!, on the site Earthplay http://earthplay.net/2010/11/newfoundland-drinking%c2%a0songs/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:05:47 +0000 Rusty wrote a new post, Newfoundland Drinking Songs!, on the site Earthplay The night before my early morning keynote as I'm tweaking my slideshow in my hotel room I get a call to come up to the party in room 416 - "there's a guitar, drinks, and lots of singing! come on up! do you have […]

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/646/ Rory and Shawna Sullivan changed their profile picture http://earthplay.net/activity/p/646/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:11:47 +0000 Rory and Shawna Sullivan changed their profile picture

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/563/ josh dolan posted an update in the group Ithaca Community Spaces: Dream Play Grow Coalition Manifesto Who are we? We are a […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/563/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:04:42 +0000 josh dolan posted an update in the group Ithaca Community Spaces: Dream Play Grow Coalition Manifesto

Who are we? We are a coalition of citizens who want to make our city and the world more playful, more healthy and more abundant. We are passionate about urban agriculture and community gardens. We want to see more natural playscapes and adventure playgrounds available for our children. We would like to see all of these new landscape features knit together with a network of bikable and walkable corridors creating a rich tapestry of options for healthy activity throughout our community.

We are also inspired to engage in our local democracy in order to achieve our goals and bring others along with us. We realize that our local system of government can be confusing and overwhelming, so we will work together with other concerned citizens to understand and navigate that system. We will work with a broad coalition of community members, educational and government institutions, local businesses and special interest groups to redesign our community into an ecological and playful paradise.

What is a playscape? We believe that children should be surrounded by beautiful environments filled with nature, art and love. We believe children deserve amazing, inspiring, incredible places to learn, grow and play. We love helping groups create “outdoor play environments for the soul”. Playscapes are built by the creative energy of the community, and are filled with all the good stuff: hills, pathways, sand and water, sculpture, trees, gardens, music and more - all with a variety of sounds, smells, textures and tastes.

Why urban agriculture and community gardens? The current economic crisis and our industrialized food system have made it difficult, if not impossible for many in our community to access healthy food, which in a community like ours that celebrates our local food system, is a tragedy. Neighborhood based community gardens offer a venue for empowerment and education for those who lack access to healthy food and can serve as an entry point for many who have not been steeped in the local food movement. By addressing basic human needs, we build a foundation of compassion on which other positive changes can be built upon. We seek to create abundant urban agriculture spaces from small market gardens to community orchards so that one day, everyone in our community will take for granted the fact that they have enough healthy food for their families.

Why Markles Flats? A giant blank slate exists in the heart of our community and it has got people talking and dreaming about what it could be. This is Markles Flats. This site is centrally located in the heart of the Northside neighborhood, a neighborhood which currently offers little in the way of commercial, social, agricultural and other amenities. By engaging the surrounding neighborhood, the business community and local designers, we seek to create a hub for the community which addresses aesthetic, social, economic and educational needs and dreams of the community.

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/554/ annemarie posted an update: Here are a few sections of tiles I made for a mosaic about Ithaca. http://earthplay.net/activity/p/554/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:37:04 +0000 annemarie posted an update: Here are a few sections of tiles I made for a mosaic about Ithaca.
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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/553/ annemarie posted an update: http://earthplay.net/activity/p/553/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:33:53 +0000 annemarie posted an update:
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]]> http://earthplay.net/2011/09/water-you-know-what-to-do/ Rusty wrote a new blog post: Water. You Know What to Do. http://earthplay.net/2011/09/water-you-know-what-to-do/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:26:35 +0000 Rusty wrote a new blog post: Water. You Know What to Do. Summer is over, but that doesn't mean you can't dip in the water a little bit longer. Here is a fun sequence of my awesome niece ZORA enjoying the shallow water at Buttermilk Falls State park in Ithaca, NY. She lives in the big city of Washington, DC, but give her a creek and some [...]

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/522/ Kristi Cusa posted an update: One of the advantages of having a water feature on our […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/522/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:43:33 +0000 Kristi Cusa posted an update: One of the advantages of having a water feature on our playground...we can now build a mirage around in our sand desert (and add plastic animals to swim in the mirage).
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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/521/ Kristi Cusa posted an update: Children playing with our new playground water feature - a […] http://earthplay.net/activity/p/521/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:40:53 +0000 Kristi Cusa posted an update: Children playing with our new playground water feature - a dog lick faucet! We simply attached a dog lick faucet (available online at Walmarts for 12.00) to a garden hose, and attached the hose to our chain link fence using zip ties! It works wonderfully!

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]]> http://earthplay.net/activity/p/519/ Rusty posted an update: Nature and ADHD http://www.childcareexchange.com/eed/ http://earthplay.net/activity/p/519/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:01:33 +0000 Rusty posted an update: Nature and ADHD http://www.childcareexchange.com/eed/

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