APE (Adventurous Play Experience)
Aim: To enable children to explore their own potential and that of recycled materials and the environment, through adventurous play with recycled items of various shapes, sizes and materials.
The Adventurous Play Experience (APE) project is a scrap play project operating throughout the Bradford District.
We play with scrap materials which have been reclaimed from the local environment (streets, skips, tips and businesses) and are put together in play packs.
We offer 3 services which are all free of charge to settings with children aged 0-18 in the Bradford district.
Play Sessions
We will come to your setting to run a play session using our resources. We provide everything that will be needed and all the setting needs to provide is the children, a space and staff to support.
Children are encouraged to play with the resources however the want to and have complete freedom to play.
Sessions can be tailored to meet your needs; this can be discussed when making the booking.
Loan Packs
We can bring you a loan pack of scrap resources to use for a period of time for free. The loans can be short-term days to weeks or permanent, depending on your needs. Delivery and pick up can be arranged so all you need to do is find somewhere to put them and then have fun with the resources!
Training Workshops
We can also provide informal training to setting staff should they want to learn more about scrap loose parts play and take it forward in their setting.
The training workshops will cover; play theory, scrap play ideas, health and safety, risk assessment and where to source scrap materials.
All services are offered free of charge!
But a donation to help cover our costs is appreciated to help us continue our work.Please follow the link for more information about donations for the project.
Further information about these services are available on the individual pages.
For more information and to make bookings please contact our office and ask for Claire or Chris
Email us directly at claire"at"bcep.org.uk or chris"at"bcep.org.uk.
Scrap Magic (Craft and Scrap Store)
The sister project to APE is a craft and scrap store, called Scrap Magic. Scrap Magic is a provision for people working with children and on art projects to access a range of cheap materials for arts, crafts and play. More information about the store is available on the Scrap Magic page.
Funding Body:
Early Years and Child Care Commission