Thursday, June 17, 2010

play!


Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.
~Henri Matisse

Play is training for the unexpected.
~Marc Bekoff


A child loves his play, not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard.
~Benjamin Spock


Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.
~Fred Rogers


Children learn as they play. Most importantly,
in play children learn how to learn.
~O. Fred Donaldson


Life must be lived as play.
~Plato


Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.
~Diane Ackerman



Whether we are by a creek, in the woods, at a playground, in our yard, in the car, at home, or at the library -- wherever we go, whatever we are doing, we have tales and adventures that come along. Ocean rescues, super ninjas, scientists saving the planet, knights on a quest, treacherous mountain treks, friendly dragons, amazing characters and plots and story lines. We take the play with us. Doesn't get much better than that.

13 comments:

  1. Looks like a good time :)

    The second picture makes me smile!! The force is strong in that one, no?

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  2. Love this so much.

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  3. Well said, and I love all of those quotes! I wish more people could see learning this way.
    You're doing a fabulous job mama!

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  4. I love the imaginations of children. Those are some great photos.

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  5. Gorgeous and wise post.

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  6. Great photos and great quotes !
    happy day!

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  7. Beautiful post...beautiful photos and beautiful sentiments. So true.

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  8. Very nice post. The quotes are perfect, and I love your "we take the play with us".

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  9. I love the Matisse quote. My husband and I were able to visit the temporary Matisse exhibit at the Art Institute this week. It was incredible!

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  10. This is just a great post! The quotes are wonderful, and oh so true. I am amazed at all the play that happens around here, and I am always watching to see how it works. It is indeed creative, fun, hard, and noisy!

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  11. Great pictures, that looks like some uniquely cool playground equipment.

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  12. What a rich life!

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  13. Awesome and fun times!!

    Love it.

    Where is this park? Would you mind emailing it to me? I can just see Bry having a blast w/it. He loves to climb and would truly love it.

    gardiner94 @ aim (dot) com (no spaces ~grin~)

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