MyConnections to Play

Two qoutes I chose about play are:

The true object of all human life is play. G. K. Chesterton

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

I loved to play with paperdolls when I was younger. When I played with paper dolls I would imagine it was me dressing up.


The rubix cube was a game where you had to use your brain. It took a lot of thinking and concentration to line up all the colors.


When I was younger people supported play by allowing us to play as long as we wanted, and by encouraging us to go outside to play. My parents would send me and my brother outside everyday as long as the weather permitted and our homework was finished.
Play is similar today by children still pretending to be adults when they play. Play is differnt is some ways from when I was younger by, children are more into television, video games, and computer games than going outside to play or playing with toys indoors. I hope play continues in school and I hope more parents encourage indoors and outdoors play.
I feel play is healthy for children as well as adults. You are never too old or too young to engage in play. When a person play, and have fun doing it, it gives you an overall feeling of goodness. When I was younger my brother and I would play inside together. He would play with his trucks or train set and I would ride my dolls or paper dolls on the trucks. When we would go outside we would play with our friends. I would ride my bike, skate, play hopscotch, or jump rope. We had so much fun playing outside, we never wanted to go in. During the summer we would play outside all day. As an adult the play I've engaged in is bike riding, playing computer games, video games, and playing with my granddaughter, who keeps me on my toes.