RESEARCH

https://decorrespondent.nl/9737/plan-het-leven-van-je-kinderen-niet-te-vol-geef-ze-de-ruimte-om-te-spelen/3935325715321-80e9f38c?fbclid=IwAR17UG6tZ0QHpd2vGvbNdLhgJcPk4FC9MzuYSCHQq752ixQTS-FNvY99UBw

https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/speeltuinen-toekomst/Actieprogramma-toekomstbestendige-speeltuinverenigingen.pdf

https://dekanttekening.nl/samenleving/we-moeten-praten-over-intersectionaliteit/

https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/ovt/speel~POMS_VPRO_209684~kinderen-boek-geschiedenis-van-speeltuinen-in-nederland~.html

https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/ovt/speel~POMS_VPRO_209775~ovt~.html

https://www.speeltuin-kindervreugd.nl/geschiedenis/

https://www.huisvandenijmeegsegeschiedenis.nl/info/Stichting_Speeltuinen_Nijmegen

https://svdedoorbraak.nl/over-de-speeltuin/geschiedenis/

https://www.speeltuinthienbunder.com/geschiedenis

https://www.speeltuinhetwipke.nl/geschiedenis/

speeltuindeviking.com/organisatie/geschiedenis/

https://www.speeltuinbankaplein.nl/speeltuin-bankaplein/over-ons/geschiedenis/

HISTORY PAGES OF RANDOM PLAYGROUNDS IN THE NETHERLANDS

RESOURCES

Article about the importance of play in the human nature, an very interesting topic that is also used as a topic in the book "de meeste mensen deugen" wich is by the same author as this article, Rutger Bregman.

https://decorrespondent.nl/11507/loopt-het-kind-op-de-weg-of-loopt-de-weg-door-zijn-speelruimte/1209927392025-6fbf0a45?fbclid=IwAR1TEc2aqmCAWMHXJJr3ERt7tEgPoNq64UhMoM9VN0O5DQ5bqSqLXXYRJhg

https://decorrespondent.nl/11257/in-de-jaren-zeventig-wilde-deze-actiegroep-de-straat-heroveren-op-de-auto-nu-zijn-ze-terug/1183640623275-c8e00f3a

After reading information about the history of some random playground in the Netherlands it stood out to me that:

- Most of them were created shortly after the war
- Some of them stared pretty primitive, with some sand, tires and an old car and they evolved over time
- The playgrounds were popular from the start, it was a place for children to be free and fully themselves
- Most playgrounds had one adult present present to keep an eye on the children, that doesn't happen nowadays
- Back then parents were less present at the playground than now

https://mens-en-samenleving.infonu.nl/psychologie/49547-waarom-spelen-kinderen.html

https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/lekkerfit-buitenspelen/

After some contact with the municipality about playgrounds in Rotterdam they send me a link with more information. I found a "praatplaat" about nutrition and health. It says that playing outside, at a playground is good for you. The lady on the phone also told me there is a difference between "speeltuinen" and "speelplaatsen", that they're working on more sustainable playgrounds and that they're not placing "wipkippen" anymore because they weren't working out so well.