We believe that play is transformative.
Play unlocks creativity and generates ideas. It encourages wonder and curiosity, connection and reflection. Play re-energises and reinvents, and allows us to see the familiar with fresh eyes.
Our workshops and events give adults space to rediscover the power of play.
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"I haven't laughed so much in years"
"Great to be just me through play" "I just loved being in a safe space to laugh and have some real, nourishing, spontaneous fun with others" "Wild horses wouldn't keep me away" "A wonderfully diverting morning where pretty much all I thought of was the moment I was in" 
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Improv Saturdays
Games galore and fun unlimited - Improv Saturdays are a great way to get more play and laughter into your life:
Improv Saturdays (£14) at Clifton Village Hall, Newall with Clifton, Otley LS21 2EX
10am - 12.30pm
Chrimprov Saturday 14th December
More dates
Improv Show + Jam
First Sunday of the month 7.30 to 8.30pm(ish) FREE ENTRY
North Bar Social, 8-10 Bondgate, Otley LS21 3AB
Light-hearted, fun and friendly improv with House Team 'Without a Hat'. Just watch and enjoy, or have a go yourself. All welcome.
Next Show/Jam:
Sunday 5 January - new start time 7.30
NEW for 2020
create&connect
Sunday 12th January
2 to 4.30pm (including tea & homemade cake)
In the first of our new series of play-inspired workshops, we’ll be immersing ourselves in the visual and the tactile for an afternoon of creative exploration and flow. We'll be playing with colours, textures and shapes using fabrics, bric a brac and recycled objects. Leave your art critic at the door and follow the fun in a glorious mash-up of the functional and the fabulous.
No experience necessary - just come as you are and get stuck in.
Ilkley Arts Studio, The Manor House, Ilkley LS29 8DT
£16
Booking essential as places are limited. Book here
Improv Saturdays
Games galore and fun unlimited - Improv Saturdays are a great way to get more play and laughter into your life:
Improv Saturdays (£14) at Clifton Village Hall, Newall with Clifton, Otley LS21 2EX
10am - 12.30pm
Chrimprov Saturday 14th December
More dates
Improv Show + Jam
First Sunday of the month 7.30 to 8.30pm(ish) FREE ENTRY
North Bar Social, 8-10 Bondgate, Otley LS21 3AB
Light-hearted, fun and friendly improv with House Team 'Without a Hat'. Just watch and enjoy, or have a go yourself. All welcome.
Next Show/Jam:
Sunday 5 January - new start time 7.30
NEW for 2020
create&connect
Sunday 12th January
2 to 4.30pm (including tea & homemade cake)
In the first of our new series of play-inspired workshops, we’ll be immersing ourselves in the visual and the tactile for an afternoon of creative exploration and flow. We'll be playing with colours, textures and shapes using fabrics, bric a brac and recycled objects. Leave your art critic at the door and follow the fun in a glorious mash-up of the functional and the fabulous.
No experience necessary - just come as you are and get stuck in.
Ilkley Arts Studio, The Manor House, Ilkley LS29 8DT
£16
Booking essential as places are limited. Book here
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Hello! We are Mel Taylor and Jessica Penrose of Playful Being. Playfulness and creativity have always been important to us, and we know how transformative play can be for adults in this busy world. We'd love to share with you what works for us - come to one of our events and workshops, book us for your workplace or sign-up to our newsletter to get updates and be part of our community of playful beings. Mel Taylor and Jessica Penrose |
"Playfulness opens you. It lightens your heart. It's a way of being - of being yourself, completely, and, if you feel like it, being more even than that." Bernie de Koven