Monday, March 24, 2014
Play
Play was such an important aspect of my growing up. I spent hours outside playing with my cousins. We even ate at the picnic table outside. My cousin, Dawn, and I spent a whole summer creating a hotel for worms. We built this fort around the worm hotel which was basically made of dirt we molded with water. We would collect worms all day to put in the worm hotel in the evenings. The next morning we would be so upset that someone had "stolen" our worms. We spent the whole summer trying to figure out what happened to our worms. Then one day we noticed the worms digging into the ground and disappearing. We finally realized our worm hotel didn't have a floor. And the worms were escaping back into the earth by digging tunnels in the ground. We solve the great worm escape by filling a box full of dirt and putting our worms inside. We put our "worm box" in the middle of our fort for safe keeping. We learned so much that summer. What is your most memorable play experience as a child?
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Children learn so much with play. This is actually my favorite content to discuss in child development. I have fond memories of playing with Barbie dolls making clothes or making a swimming pool for Barbie and her friends out of a shoe container (developing skill and creativity).
ReplyDeleteEven as an adult I still love to play. It just helps to lift my spirits.
Creativity and happiness are important aspects of play. Play allows children to explore and learning free of feelings of failure. I never made a swimming pool for Barbie, but sounds like so much fun.
DeleteResearch has told us that while it may appear that all children are doing is playing for fun, it is actually a much more important part of a child's developmental process. Playing is a very natural way for children to learn because it uses all of their senses. Playtime is also a cognitive learning exercise where children practice taking in information and organizing it to solve problems and understand their environment. I didn't have the opportunity to play much as a child, hence my lack of social skills today! LOL
ReplyDeleteWell it is never too late to play!
DeleteI enjoyed play time as a child. I built communication skills & learned how to work with others to accomplish a common goal. My cousins & I had many an adventure during playtime!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if your play experiences helped you in your adult life.
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