The Play Mob
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

The Play Mob

You know what this #tink summer camp needs? More zombies.

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Play is Passed From One to Another
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

Play is Passed From One to Another

Play arcs and play destination messages are passed from older children to younger. Recently, we held a parent training our parent educator called, When Nothing is Everything - the Value of Free Time, and during the discussion period I asked the parents how many of them played in free-ranging groups of mixed ages where the oldest child was 8, 10, or older? Almost all of them raised their hands. When I talk about how play is passed from one child to another, I am talking about older children, 7 through 10 teaching younger children what to play.

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