Events range from a party in a back garden in Hull to a free eventinvolving climbing walls, arts and crafts, bouncy castles, a waterslide, bikes, games, live music and dance in Hackney, east London.
Paul Bonel, who heads up the playwork unit at sector skills councilSkillsActive, is the man charged with ensuring these play workers havethe recognition, training and opportunity for career development theyneed.
"Play workers have a crucial role in introducing children to a widerworld than the one in which they live and go to school," he says. "Playworkers have a key part to play in facilitating the kind of environmentchildren have to play in, replicating what children may not get on theoutside - they may not get access to trees, animals and water forexample."
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