Play - What is it Good For? Absolutely everything!

 Play - What is it Good For? Absolutely everything!

Most of us, when we think of play our mind wanders towards children. Those are the people who are really known for play. And generally the experts. It’s what  kids do, the thing we don’t need to teach our offspring. 

Play is essentially curiosity and creativity made manifest. It’s how children learn. It’s directed towards what they are interested and curious about. And that’s what makes it fun and joyful. 

There’s a lot more going on though. It’s learning. My five year old grandson loves physics. He doesn’t call it that, he calls it Marble Run, Hotwheels tracks, throwing things at the ceiling, dropping things down the stairwell, jumping in puddles, climbing trees and shouting. 

As adults we have often lost this way of learning, the joy and fun of learning. We went to school and had to learn stuff in a fairly soulless way. Curiosity, creativity and invention were not big on the curriculum. Did we lose our soul on the way? Sometimes. Did we lose our joy? Often. Was our natural curiosity suppressed? Almost always.

But play is back! Big time! Or at least that’s what our mission is. Way of Play is here to encourage you back to play. The freedom to enjoy physical play without having to score goals, compete in races or balance on four inch beams in front of scowling judges. The freedom to climb trees, shout, sing, dance, laugh and be as silly as a five-year-old. And all this without your parents telling you to be careful and not get your clothes dirty!