National Play Resource Centre

Playday 2007

Sunday July 1st  2007

Play Day 2007 will once againwill bring attention to a child's need for  active, free, messy and creative play. Don’t miss out on being part of the messy, mucky, magical adventure!

The first  Play Day was held in 2005. It was an initiative of Dublin City Council by the Play Development Staff of Youth, Play & Sports Development Section of Housing and Residential Services.

In 2006 six local authorities organised a event for National Playday in 2007 these six are joined by others from all over the country. 

What makes Play Day different from other children’s events is the concentration on active outdoor play rather than passive entertainment. The emphasis is on the games and activities that children can play outside, that cost very little, can take place anywhere and can be organised by them.

Activities such as in the table below can be arranged easily. Further details of activities are available on our download page or see links below.

Street games	Creative Corner
Messy Corner	Pillow Fight
Arts and Crafts	Silly Obstacle Course
Team Games	Parachute
Penalty Shoot-out	Nature Treasure Hunt
Drama Games

The following local authorities are hosting events for Playday 2007

Dublin City	Merrion Square	Sun. 1st July	2:30 - 5:00
Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown CC	Cabinteely Park	Sun. 8th July	2.00 - 4.00
Laois CC	Portlaoise Town Park	Sat. 1st July	2.00 - 4.30
Galway City Council	Eyre Square	Sat. 1st July	2.00 - 4.00
Roscommon CC	Jack and Jill Playgroup	Sun. 24th June	2.00 - 4.00
Wexford CC	New Ross People's Park	Sat 7th July	3.00 - 5.30
Louth CC	Drogheda	Sun 1st July
South Dublin CC	Griffen Park, Lucan	Sun. 1st July	2.00 - 5.30
Wexford CC	Redmond Park, Wexford	Sun. 15th July	3.00 - 5.00
Sligo CC	Michael Curley Park Sligo	Sun 1st July	2.30 - 5.00
West Meath CC	Belvedere House and gardens	Sun 1st July	2.00 - 4.00
Offaly CC	Tullamore Harriers,	Sun 1st July	2.00 - 5.00
Longford CC
Ballymun Partnership	Santry Park Ballymun	Sun. 1st July	3.00 - 6.00

Come along; have fun and learn new activities and games.

If there is no event in your area or you are unable to attend there are details of many activities and games that you can do at home in the street or your local park on this web-site.

You may want to set up a small event for your family, street or friends. There is a free booklet available 'Come out and Play' from Dublin City download from Come out and Play

You can get help from Create Your Space or Use Your Noggin this contains lots of information and ideas.

Ideas for games can be found in Street Games, Team Games and Parachute Games.

Ideas for activities can be found in Creative, Messy Play, Environmental and Obstacle Courses.