When we allow ourselves to be spontaneous or creative, playfully enjoying novel experiences, we help make new connections in the brain. Adults also benefit from play as it makes the brain younger, relieves stress, and improves relationships and connections to other.
According to Bob Hughes, (play theorist in the UK) there are 16 types of Play. Below are a few examples.
Division 6 – This week, write a comment or send me a photo of how you got your daily intake of playtime.
Fun activities:
Vancouver Public Library is doing a bookface contest until May 11th. See example:
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems. He has about 9 episodes on Youtube.
Make Fairy Soup. It’s not only for toddlers and preschoolers.
Dear Families,
Check out the information, video, a link and articles below for more ideas on play and how to create play opportunities for children. Click the images to get to the article.
My play time during this social distancing period include playing board games with my families, making cookies with my daughter, and creating crafts with my kids.
What is your favorite board game to play with your family?
i play outside with my family.i play social play
Hi Geneva, it is good to know what type of play you like best.
For playtime my sister and I rode our bikes around our neighborhood and we also built some Lego. We made some movies with our stuffy’s and we played soccer and badminton
Evelyn, it sounds like you are getting a good dose of play time.
I play with my brother every day.
Hi Naomi, What is your favourite game to play with your brother?
me and my brother play lego ww2 sometimes.
I like to play with my stuffy’s when I’m board.
Hi Chloe, it sounds like you are getting your daily dose of playtime with your stuffies!