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Scotland's Play Ranger Toolkit
This Play Ranger Toolkit has been developed by the Play Ranger charities supported by Go2Play – focused on growing play opportunities for children and harnessing the expertise of the sector.
3. Equipment
Sample Play Ranger Essential Equipment List
| Item | Packed Y/N |
| Cooking Eating & drinking | |
| Single hob camping gas stove | |
| 2 x non-stick pans with clear lids | |
| Non-stick wok | |
| 2 x unbreakable metal flasks | |
| 2 x plastic chopping boards | |
| Spatulas, wooden spoons, whisks, small knives etc | |
| Cutlery - plastic & metal | |
| Washing up bowl, washing up liquid, tea towels | |
| Chop sticks | |
| Skewers | |
| 30-40 hard plastic cups | |
| Brown paper, tinfoil, food bags | |
| General foodstuffs - flour, stock , foodstuffs etc | |
| Small tinfoil trays | |
| 5 x 1 litre water carriers | |
| Charcoal | |
| Kindling , cotton wool & nightlights | |
| Safety matches | |
| 20 x household bricks (good for lining cardboard ovens & not burning the ground) | |
| Wire rack for makeshift grill | |
| Sport / Active Play | |
| Cricket set | |
| Footballs | |
| Light & foam balls | |
| Large foam dice | |
| Tennis balls | |
| Tennis bats | |
| Skipping ropes | |
| Hoops | |
| Course markers | |
| Roller skates | |
| General circus equipment | |
| Good quality kite | |
| Arts & Crafts | |
| Chalk | |
| Loads of paper (big, small, card, coloured & plain) | |
| Glue | |
| Exercise books & sketch books | |
| Pens, pencils, felt tips, crayons, paints etc | |
| Brushes | |
| Face paints | |
| Sculpting wax & fake blood (for wounds) | |
| Palettes | |
| Clay | |
| Mud Roc | |
| Den Building/Climbing Kit | |
| Box of 5 good long ropes | |
| Tarps or large sheets | |
| 20-30 tent pegs | |
| String | |
| 20 x bamboo canes | |
| Cardboard boxes | |
| Small beach shelters/wind breaker | |
| Cable ties, pegs | |
| Gaffer & masking tape | |
| Free Play/Loose Parts | |
| Large cargo nets | |
| Large rolls of brown elastic | |
| Dressing up box | |
| Water slide | |
| Paddling pool | |
| Wild sling catapult with water bombs | |
| Spade, trowel & mini forks & buckets | |
| Workman gloves | |
| Head torches | |
| Combination case (good for treasure hunts) | |
| Trolley/skateboard | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Digital camera | |
| Board games | |
| Box of books |