• Recess Rules Reading from Jill Vialet

    Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

    Come out to Green Bean Books Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 1 to 2pm  for a special book reading from Playworks’ founder Jill Vialet. She will be reading from her new children’s book Recess Rules. The book is about the adventure of four friends to take back recess and make it fun again while proving to the superintendent […]

  • Eat, Drink, and Play All Day!

    Come out to The Oregon Public House for a day of fun and games at the first nonprofit pub in the world on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.  Proceeds from your purchases all day (12noon to 10pm) will help Playworks bring out the best in every kid. If you are on Team Playworks for the Portland Shamrock Run, come and […]

  • 220 Run for Gold at the Portland Shamrock Run!

    Thanks to everyone that joined Team Playworks for the Shamrock Run Portland. We made it to fourth largest team this year with 220 participants! We are grateful for our believers and cheerleaders who showed their love at The Oregon Public House, the race and The Old Gold. We raised more than $2100 for Playworks. Thanks for all the support. […]

  • Northwest Children’s Nature Play Week

     The health and welfare of Oregon’s children is in decline and this decline is strongly linked to the limited opportunities that modern children have for free play. Today, more than […]

  • Northwest Children’s Nature Play Week

    The health and welfare of Oregon's children is in decline and this decline is strongly linked to the limited opportunities that modern children have for free play. Today, more than one quarter of Oregon eighth-graders is overweight or obese and one in 10 children suffers from mental illness.On September 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15, […]

  • Keep Portland Playful

    A Big Double High-5 To You!  With your generosity and support, we raised more than $65,000 -- more than double last year's Keep Portland Playful fundraiser! This amount will help keep Playworks running for the entire year at Junior Coach Desmond's school, Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary! To see pictures from the event, please visit our Facebook page here. Thank you again to our sponsors (Providence […]

  • PlayShop Eugene

    Do you want to learn how to use play to bring out the best in every kid? Have you heard of Playworks but want to sample our style to see if we are a match for you? Do you want to benefit from Playworks' teachings but haven't been able to organize a larger professional development training? […]