Welcome to the Aberdeen Play Forum Website

Aberdeen Play Forum is an independent charity registered in Scotland and a voluntary organisation supported by Aberdeen City Council.

The Aberdeen Play Forum is Aberdeen's strategic voice for play.

Its role is to increase play opportunities in Aberdeen - working with organisations in Aberdeen City - public, private, business, charity, volunteer and community, to raise awareness about the importance of play.

The Play Forum is also a standing action group of the Aberdeen Early Years Childcare Partnership. Click here for more about the Play Forum and its history . . ..

The Play Forums main activities are:

Promotion and support of high quality play provision for all children and young people
Provide opportunities to share information and resources
Increase Play resources
Develop training programmes with members and partners
Ensure Play is on all key agendas

Membership is open to all organisations, agencies, groups and individuals with any interest in play and recreational activities for children and their participation in cultural life and the arts.

Latest News

Aberdeen City Play Policy

National Play Day - Wednesday 4^th August 2010 is Playday – a nationwide call for everyone to get their children out to play. more info . . .

Forum Play Development Workers - Aberlour Child Care Trust and the Aberdeen Play Forum, with funding from Inspiring Scotland (through their Go Play Project), have appointed two new Play Development Workers, who will be working together to promote Free Play across Aberdeen City. more info . . .

Free Play is 'old-school play' - play without frills or gadgets, full of imagination, movement and probably a bit of mud too! more info . . .

Come & Play Project - The "Come & Play" Pilot Project will work with two green, natural spaces in 'targeted areas' of the city. These spaces will be developed to become safe and inviting, natural spaces for local children to play freely. more info . . .