My Connections to Play

These two quotes best describe what play meant to me because they express the fact that whether people realize it or not, play surely teaches a child fundamentals about many different things.  Play broadens imaginations and elongates creativity.  Play keeps the mind ready for challenges and endless possibilities.

Those three items that I have chosen, all symbolize responsibility.  I enjoyed dressing my barbie up and combing her hair to make her pretty.  I enjoyed the swing set because it was adventurous.  A child can do multiple things on it.  That is what make it special.  A child could never get bored.  The miniture four wheeler expresses swiftness.  It makes a child feel in charge and large. 


My parents allowed my sisters and I to play as much as we wanted, because most of the time they did not want us lingering inside the house all the time.  They even would come out and play along with us just to make us feel special.  They would play games, swing with us, teach us how to swing bats, and bounce basketballs.  All of this sculptured fundamentals in us as children.

"Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn."

O. Fred Donaldson
Contemporary American martial arts master

"Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities."

Stuart Brown, MD
Contemporary American psychiatrist