Play Ranger Toolkit

Welcome to the newest edition of Scotland’s Play Ranger Toolkit.

Scotland’s Play Ranger Toolkit has been developed by Thrive Outdoors, in collaboration with a number of Scottish charities who use the Play Ranger model throughout their delivery of outdoor play provision.

With this in mind, this edition offers:

a greater focus on skills that help adults to facilitate sessions using the Play Ranger model
practical and step by step guidance on how to use the Play Ranger model within different settings
a wide range of ‘snapshots’ and case studies illustrating real-life application of the play ranger model in the field
more pages to print, photocopy and share

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