When was the last time you played with your kids? Not just "playtime" with your gadgets or mobile devices but more of the games that you grew up playing.
If you're up for some field games and ready to get your hands and feet active, be part of Play Advocacy Week 2018 with your family.
In celebration of the National
Children’s Month this November, Play It Forward and their partners – play
champions – came up with different ways of participating in this week-long
celebration.
Happening from November 18 to 24,
2018, Play Advocacy Week is a campaign led by Play It Forward, Unilab
Foudation’s therapeutic play program for children in vulnerable areas. The
program is founded on the belief that every child has the right to play, and
that play is essential in the mental health and holistic development of
children.
Play
Champions graced the kick-off event of Play Advocacy Week, a campaign led by
Play It Forward, Unilab Foundation’s therapeutic play program for children founded
on the belief that every child has the right to play, and that play is
essential in the holistic development of children. The event was held at the Mind Museum at BGC, taguig City today.
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In
photo: Ms. Elizabeth Aristorenas, Unilab Foundation Executive Director; Ms.
Yasmin Mapua-Tang, Probe Media Foundation Executive Director; Ms. Lee
Nabablit-Aguila, Council for the Welfare of Children Planning Officer; Mr.
Geomel Jetonzo, World Vision Philippines Technical Program Manager for
Education; Ms. Ma. Fatima Lorenzo, Kythe Foundation Executive Director; Ms.
Anne Marie Dimalanta, A Child’s D.R.E.A.M. Foundation Administrator; Ms. Bambi
Manosa-Tanjutco, Tukod Foundation Vice President; and Ms. Maribel Garcia, The
Mind Museum Curator.
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With more than 30 partners from
the government, corporate companies, the academe, and the healthcare sector,
Play It Forward wants to reach as many people as possible in order to make play
happen.
You too can be part of the Play
Advocacy Week! Here are some of the activities organized by our Play Champions:
PLAY with colors at
the Color Run Hero Tour.
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What’s
happening: Join this colorful fun run organized by YesPinoy Foundation, an
advocacy founded by actor Dingdong Dantes. Find out why it’s dubbed the
“Happiest 5k on the Planet!”
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When is this: November
18, 2018 in McKinley West, Taguig City
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This is best
for: Everyone! Bring your friends or family in support of the youth of our
country.
Watch a local theater
PLAY with your kids at PETA.
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What’s
happening: Watch the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)’s
show, “Tagu-Taguan, Nasaan ang Buwan?” It
is a children’s musical filled with quirky and imaginative sets and characters.
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When is this: The
show will run from November 18 to 29, 2018
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This is best
for: The whole family!
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I’m interested!
How can I join? Visit their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/PETATHEATER
for details on where you can purchase tickets.
PETA Theater Center is located at #5 Eymard Drive, New
Manila, Quezon City.
PLAY with your imagination and make dolls with scraps, at Museo
Pambata’s Doll Making Workshop.
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What’s
happening: Museo Pambata is conducting a Doll-Making Workshop!
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When is this: November
24 and 25, 2018, 9:00AM to 4:00PM
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This is best
for: Kids, and adults too! If you are a mom, a teacher, a nurse, or if you
simply want to learn another bonding activity with kids, then this is the place
to go!
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More fun: A
photo exhibit called “Through the Eyes of a Child”, as well as an art sale by
kids, will also run in Museo Pambata from November 18 to 24.
Unleash the power of
Role-PLAY at KidZania.
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What’s
happening: KidZania supports the National Children’s Month, and believes in
the children’s right to play, right to learn and right to be. Let your child
have fun while learning through KidZania’s role-play activities!
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When is this: Throughout
the Play Advocacy Week, from November 18 to 24!
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This is best
for: Children aged 7 to 17 years old, who want to learn how to be a doctor,
a fireman, a reporter, and so much more!
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I’m interested!
How can I join? Visit
manila.kidzania.com/en-ph for tickets!
KidZania is located at
Park
Triangle, North 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.
PLAY in costume with Star Wars characters.
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What’s
happening: Kythe Foundation, University of Santo Tomas 4C3 Eco, together
with the 501st Legion Philippine Garrison, is bringing the Star Wars universe
to life for the pediatric patients in the Philippine Orthopedic Center.
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When is this: November
24, 2018
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This is
exclusively for: Pediatric patients and their families at the Philippine
Orthopedic Center, 78-A Maria Clara St, Santa Mesa Heights, Quezon City.
Join the PLAY Sessions at Ronald McDonald’s Bahay Bulilit.
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What’s
happening: Do you remember playing in a McDonald’s play place as a kid? The
Ronald McDonald House of Charities will be conducting play sessions in Bahay
Bulilit play areas!
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When is this:
November 18 to 24, 2018
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I’m interested!
How can I join? If you want to volunteer, please contact Danika Madulid at danica.madulid@ph.mcd.com.
Play champions from the Philippine Heart Center,
WWF-Philippines, Bantay Bata 163 and Vico’s Artism will also be holding their
own play activities during the week. Our friends from Philippine Pediatrics
Society and A Child's
D.R.E.A.M. Foundation will be championing play through social media campaigns.
Ayala Malls-Solenad will have giant art installations that
feature traditional Filipino games. This is in line with Tukod Foundation’s
Awit at Laro campaign, which celebrates the spirit of play.
For a full list of
activities during the Play Advocacy Week, follow www.facebook.com/PlayItForwardPH!
But wait, there’s more!
Play It Forward has invited renowned artists to paint murals
in the foundation’s key partner areas. 3D artist Archie Blanco will go to Play
It Forward’s first ever play space in Cagayan De Oro, while Ged Alangui of the
STOBOSA artwork in Baguio will visit the National Children’s Hospital in Quezon
City. Together with volunteers from Gawad Kalinga and Play It Forward, these
artists will bring a bit more color to the lives of the children in these
communities.
Play It Forward invites more Play
Champions to help promote the children’s right to play. Since 2012, the program
has been able to conduct over 3,000 play sessions, and has reached over 7,000
pediatric patients and children from vulnerable areas.
The Play Advocacy Week is
endorsed by the Council for the Welfare of Children.
