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Welcome to the Common Threads shop, where you can buy our unique resources aimed at helping those working in children's play to provide the very best services for children.
If you are visiting our site from outside the UK - we supply our publications worldwide!
For more information and ordering details click here.
You will find the publications divided into four sections - just click the buttons above to go to each section where you will find details of the individual resources. Or, if you prefer, you can download our publications and training brochure to see everything at once!
New for this term
- The Buskers Guide to Risk - explores why risk shouldn't be a four letter word when it comes to children's play.
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Summer Activity Pack - is a great collection of five of Common Threads' most popular activity resources, with over 160 fantastic practical ideas, stories and games. Save £15!
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Risk Posters - Two specially commissioned A2 size posters, indoor and outdoor play spaces - showing that risk in play is not only natural but also desirable!
Available now
Featured for the first time this year are these exciting publications:
- Several Perspectives on Children's Play - more details here.
- Good Toy Guide - read more details and order online here.
- Playing and Learning at Home - click here!
- Play At School - read more details and order online here.
Playwords - Autumn 2008 Issue 36
The unique independent magazine for everybody working in children's play! Focussing on keeping practitioners up-to-date with good practice and current thinking, each issue is a balance of thought-provoking, accessibly-written theory, news, practical ideas and case studies of innovative practice from all over the UK and abroad.
The latest issue, is out now and features informative and fun articles on: Play in the Earthquake Zone - Kathy Wong, Playright Children's Play Association of Hong Kong, Put out to play?! - Dr Fraser Brown, Qualifications for Playworkers - SkillsActive, Developing Play - Play Scotland, A (discouraging?) social context for free (outdoor?) play? - Johan Meire, Play in Practice - 10 glorious pages of Playday 2008, Play in School: Releasing the strangle-hold - PLAYLINK (second part of Bernard Spiegal's article), Kids Club - the second of our new cartoon series, plus all the normal news, events and book reviews.
Playwords is available to anybody that wants it for free! All you have to do is sign up (registration is totally free) on this website and then we'll let you know when the next one is out and you can download it free, gratis and for nothing! And if you're one of those touchy-feely people who like their magazines on real paper, dont panic, we still print it all you need pay is postage and packing - £12 for 6 issues. Order your printed copy here.
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