Outdoor play

JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play), supported by Magpie’s creative behaviour change, are here to help families get up, get out and play outdoors, whatever the weather. Scotchman Road Chalk Walk You may have recently noticed some colourful shapes on the…

To understand the true benefits of reducing screen time, you have to hear it through the voices of young people and their parents. JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play) has launched a significant new initiative, Screen Off Life On, to support…

With a focus on promoting positive experiences of play, the JU:MP team has run over 40 school and community Fun Days, where families and children take part in fun and simple activities, like hopscotch and hoops, at their local school…

JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play), supported by Magpie’s social marketing, has teamed up with families in Bradford for Outdoor Classroom Day, to launch their own video ‘Bring back outdoor play’ – to call on the Bradford community to help children and their families…

JU:MP (Join Us: Move. Play), supported by Magpie’s social marketing, have launched a winter campaign ‘JU:MP Outdoors’ to promote positive experiences of families playing outdoors, whatever the weather.  JU:MP Outdoors has been specially co-created with local families and features a…

With a focus on promoting positive experiences of playing outdoors whatever the weather, we asked families to share their videos for a chance to win an amazing go-kart. After receiving many amazing entries, we are delighted to announce that brother…

Work on the Bolton Road end play area in Peel Park is now complete, after local families rallied around and called for it to be re-developed back in 2018. The new play area offers children a physically challenging experience inspired…

Niall O’Brien, Leader of PE at St James’ Primary School, chats to us about the JU:MP movement, supported by Magpie communications agency, and how schools are paving the way for healthier lifestyles. “I’ve worked at St James’ Church of England Primary…