Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Dedication and acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Part I: GROUND -- An introduction -- Part II: SOWING -- 1 A history of playspaces -- 2 Fundamental perceptions of and ingredients for play: Having fun, opening up and letting go -- 3 Insights into the mind of the child -- 4 Play environments and affordances -- 5 Chaos and confusion: The clash between adults' and children's spaces -- 6 City play -- 7 Of agency, participation and design: Two contrasting play scenarios in Indian cities -- 8 Designing inclusive playspaces -- 9 Glenallen School -- Part III: SEEDLINGS -- 10 Child development -- 11 The natural environment as playspace -- 12 Planting for children's play -- 13 Introducing water play environments to Early Years settings -- 14 The development of forest school in the UK -- 15 Children's gardens: A tale of two cities -- 16 Reflections on designing Lafayette Park playground -- Part IV: SPROUTS -- 17 Child development -- Playspaces and art -- 18 Colours and materials -- 19 Embedded art in playspaces -- 20 Child led creativity -- 21 Art as playspace -- Schools -- 22 Quintessential play patterns in schools: The interface of space, materials and play behaviour -- 23 When is a slide not a slide? (Or what if we think differently about and beyond design?) -- 24 'This place is like a building site ... ' -- 25 The stepping stones to many playgrounds -- Part V: SAPLINGS -- 26 Child development -- 27 Beyond 14+ years -- 28 Technology in playspaces: A snapshot -- 29 Lima and the ever-postponed electric train -- 30 Be not afeared: Embracing the need for risk in play -- 31 Not in my front garden! Play Streets: A doorstep controversy -- 32 We are such stuff as dreams are made on: Paraphrased conversation with Mark Halden, Senior Playworker, Glamis Adventure Playground -- Part VI: THE POTTING SHED