Photos: Pop up play at Northampton church

Jillian Johnson, 10, of Northampton, tears off a piece of duct tape while building a cardboard house during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention.

Jillian Johnson, 10, of Northampton, tears off a piece of duct tape while building a cardboard house during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention. FOR THE GAZETTE/ChrIstopher Evans

Ewan Johnson, 10, of Easthampton, works on a wheeled creation during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention.

Ewan Johnson, 10, of Easthampton, works on a wheeled creation during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention. FOR THE GAZETTE/ChrIstopher Evans

Jasmin Johnson, 10, of Northampton, peers out her cardboard box house during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday, September 15, 2024. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention.

Jasmin Johnson, 10, of Northampton, peers out her cardboard box house during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday, September 15, 2024. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention. FOR THE GAZETTE/ChrIstopher Evans

Arleigh Van Naerssen, 5, of Northampton, left, receives assistance from Katharine Nelson of Westhampton during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention.

Arleigh Van Naerssen, 5, of Northampton, left, receives assistance from Katharine Nelson of Westhampton during a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids hosted by the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence on Sunday. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity and invention. FOR THE GAZETTE/ChrIstopher Evans

The Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence Hosts a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids, on Sunday.. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity, and invention.

The Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence Hosts a Free Pop Up Adventure Playground for Kids, on Sunday.. The pop up adventure playground supplied everyday materials, such as boxes and tubes, duct tape, fabric, and rope, offering children infinite opportunities for building, creativity, and invention. FOR THE GAZETTE/ChrIstopher Evans

Published: 09-17-2024 10:08 AM

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