Last weekend’s Play Pilipinas event was a lot of fun. Congratulations to Paul and Sigrid Perez for spearheading a wonderful weekend. The speakers were insightful, the activities fun. Not bad for a first time event of such magnitude. Next year ulit! 
I had the opportunity to conduct a workshop on “Keeping Playtime Safe: The Importance of Toy Safety” from a Mom’s perspective. Here are some pictures from the workshop:
Author! I’m an author! That’s been my lifelong dream since I was a kid — to be called an author. Lovez it!
Set up my props for the talk. Can you tell which toys are safe and unsafe?
Talking about choking here, and using a toilet paper roll as a substitute for a choke tube. Choking is the most common cause of toy-related death and injuries. Scary.
With the beautiful workshop toy guardians. They were really great participants. Thanks ladies!
After my talk, my husband and I went around the play fair. We got to see the award-winning playground designs.
Kids could play on the playground, but this one in particular was off limits. While made of bamboo and other recyclable materials, to safely use this the bamboo has to be planted in the ground. It looked beautiful nonetheless, and looks like it makes for an inspiring playspace.
This one the kids could really play in. Boy, they sure looked like they had a LOT of fun. I wanted to try it myself but I think only kids were allowed 😛
This playground’s concept was making creative use of various walls.
Hello, hello?
This was really cute. My son would’ve loved this!
Making music out of bottles filled with different amounts of colored liquid.
Another playground concept using bamboo, this time in pastel colors. No kids allowed here either since the bamboo has to be in the ground for the stuff to be stable.
With Paul Perez, Director of Play Universal Co. Thanks to Paul and his wife Sigrid for inviting me to be a part of this awesome event.
I’m looking forward to Play Pilipinas — the sequel. 😉 Cheers!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
Kay
October 25, 2011 at 9:10 am (13 years ago)Wow you are so thin and you look really great … I wish I could be a speaker for these kind of things. It would be awesome.
Kay´s last blog post ..Sunshine Award
joey
October 25, 2011 at 11:22 am (13 years ago)What a great event! I am sure my daughter would have loved running through those play spaces! Bravo on your talk!!
Faye
October 25, 2011 at 1:32 pm (13 years ago)Oh oh…thanks for sharing pictures Toni! I wanted to take my kid there but had to pass the last minute because she woke up late after a nap. Sayang talaga. I hope they do a repeat next year!
my honest answer
October 25, 2011 at 3:54 pm (13 years ago)So I’m going to reveal my awful ignorance here, but what is a choke tube?
tanya franco-velasco
October 27, 2011 at 10:38 am (13 years ago)Hi Toni,
Congrats with your workshop! I learned new things that I can apply in my preschool class. I am sure that my parents in the preschool would be delighted to know the information that you have shared with us.
God Bless.
Teacher Tanya