Junkyard Rascals

Junkyard Rascals Junkyard Rascals offers loose parts pop-up PLAY spaces. We like to say it's PLAY the old skool way.

Using 100% recycled loose-parts and natural materials we bring the fun to incursions, events and activations.

23/06/2026

Pop down for a play.
I will be here with Healthy Cities and all their fun things!!

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11/06/2026

What do you do when you have a van load of cardboard boxes left over from the night before?

You take it to Bush Magic Therapy | Nature Programs for Kids 🍃 for a day of PLAY!

Happy International Day of Play!

Yep, sometimes I am that Mum. On my phone while my children PLAY. Thanks for being my default work admin location. Emai...
04/05/2026

Yep, sometimes I am that Mum. On my phone while my children PLAY. Thanks for being my default work admin location. Emails. Invoices. Socials posts. Grant applications. I have done it all over the years.

As a trained playworker I am constantly assessing if they need support in their PLAY or if they are happy just doing their thing. My son would PLAY choo choo trains all day if he could. Stopping only when he notices other kids want a turn and have been waiting.

I can see my kids. They are playing. There is nothing that risky. They know when they have finished their turn, I never enforce that. They don't need me interupting. And I get to run my one-Mum business in a few short bursts and hang with my little rascals when they actually want me to PLAY.

Does it look bad? Definately.
Are my children lacking in playful interactions and quality time with me? 100% not.
Do we spend a huge amount of other playtime outside, covered in mud, barefoot, hanging from trees and being outrageous? You know it.

*apologies for typos and briefness of email replies 🤣




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Word PLAY. Communication PLAY.It might involve things you aren't supposed to say. Big thanks to my nephew for the gift.(...
03/05/2026

Word PLAY. Communication PLAY.

It might involve things you aren't supposed to say.

Big thanks to my nephew for the gift.

(Although I think my older sister might have had something to do with it).

Because insults, rhymes, nicknames, stories, tales.

These have always been part of the way we PLAY.



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"Can you keep the others kids away?""Sure. If that is what you need.""It is."PLAY isn't always big, loud or messy.PLAY i...
30/04/2026

"Can you keep the others kids away?"

"Sure. If that is what you need."

"It is."

PLAY isn't always big, loud or messy.

PLAY isn't always filled with laughter and joy.

Sometimes it's creating a cosy little hiding place to just be.

Maybe alone. Maybe with another.

And who am I to say what a child needs from their PLAY on any given day.

And this is one of the many reasons why child-led PLAY is so important.





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Fart powered hovercraft.Fueled by baked beans.(And imagination).Patent-pending.Nothing more wonderful than the things yo...
30/04/2026

Fart powered hovercraft.

Fueled by baked beans.

(And imagination).

Patent-pending.

Nothing more wonderful than the things you overhear in a PLAY session 🥰🤣





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In 2026 it's all about neckties. Skate in the morning. Meeting after lunch.Wheels are over-rated, I have been informed.T...
28/04/2026

In 2026 it's all about neckties.

Skate in the morning. Meeting after lunch.

Wheels are over-rated, I have been informed.

True PLAY. Given the time, space and permission.

The only limit is the imagination.




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Did I enjoy washing it all off after?Nope.Could the hessian sacks and fabric not have been part of this puddle?Definatel...
27/04/2026

Did I enjoy washing it all off after?

Nope.

Could the hessian sacks and fabric not have been part of this puddle?

Definately.

Was the play and joy and creativity worth it?

100% yes.

Real PLAY. It ain't pretty. But it sure is beautiful.



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Today's Plan.Fill social media with realistic PLAY photos 🥰💦🌳👣🪨 ❤️
22/04/2026

Today's Plan.
Fill social media with realistic PLAY photos 🥰
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Wollongong, NSW
2516

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