Play: |’plâ|- n. the sponteneous activity of children (and adults)
Play is important in both the life of a child and that of an adult. Play is a foundation of creative thought, imagination and teamwork. Tomorrow, September 24, 2011 happens to be the Worldwide Day of Play and events across the nation are focused on just that… PLAY! Museums, Parks, and Zoos are just some of the places offering free admission and several activities focused on the art of Play. Last year, I was attending our IAMT Fall Meeting at the local college and so Developing Dad enjoyed the play day with Farrah. You can read about that here. This year, Developing Melodies, will be right in the thick of it and enjoying a day of play.
For those who are local, come out and join us! We will be located in Tipton Park and we will be… wait for it…. DRUMMING! Drum circles and drum play lend themselves perfectly to this day of play. Everyone can participate, everyone can be creative and everyone will be a part of something extraordinary. We are very excited to have been asked to come down and play for the day! Thanks Bloomington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department!
For more information on the Worldwide Day of Play, visit these links:
Bloomington-Normal Day of Play Activities
Google News feed for Worldwide Day of Play
The World Wide Day of Play Headquarters
Also, don’t forget to check out the lovely Playopedia, a comprehensive and extensive guide to play!
you should also checkout the Childhood 101 new publication “Play, Grow, Learn”, a magazine completely dedicated to PLAY!
Reader and Friends, I want to hear from YOU! What will you be doing on this glorious Worldwide Day of Play?! Leave a comment and let me know!
I never knew this existed Meryl! Thank you for sharing…and that poster is too cute! My hubby and I plan to go ‘play’ with some dogs at a Greyhound Rescue today. Who knows, maybe one will join our family too! 😉
Excellent! Yes, the Day of Play is wonderful and we had a great time with free and structured play ourselves! Glad you enjoyed your day and doggies!
Thank you so much for including Playopedia and Play Grow Learn in your post, I feel very honoured 🙂
Absolutely! My daughter and my clients have much more fun since I found your resource 🙂