“The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.”  G. K. Chesterton

This week I am joining up with a blog hop called “Just Playing?” I encourage you to visit a couple (or even all) of the links below by some incredible bloggers who understand the power of play in children. We are all examining the importance of “just playing” and asking you to contribute to this with your thoughts. You can engage by answering any of these questions:

What do you see?

What are the children doing?

What learning is taking place?

What skills are being practiced/developed?

I am going to share a moment where I caught Lil’ Red dropping lacing beads into the hood of my jacket.

He loved just dropping them all in, then picking them back out, over and over again.

To some he might have been “just playing,” but there is a lot going on behind the scenes in his thought processes and methods.

So now it’s your turn. I would love to hear your own insights about this lacing bead drop!

We may be “just playing”, but….

What are the children doing here?

What do you see?

What learning is taking place?

What skills are being practiced/developed?

This post is part of the “Just Playing?” Blog Hop!

Thank you for remembering that young children do not “just play.” Young children play. They develop through play. They learn through play. They experiment through play. They grow through play. A child’s work is play. Play is important!

Please take a moment to reflect upon the photos and questions above. I would love for you to share your observations in a comment. I’d also like to invite you to “hop” on over to all of the other bloggers who are sharing photos of children learning through play this week:

If you are looking for more of our “Just Playing?” posts and resources from around the globe, please visit our Pinterest Board.

Are you a blogger? Would you like to join the JUST PLAYING? blog hop community?

You can join the hop via our Facebook Group: Just Playing?

or please contact Amy from Child Central Station for more information.

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Katie T. Christiansen

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Katie has spent 17 combined years in the Early Childhood field as a teacher, preschool owner, and educational writer. She has worked in profit and non-profit programs, high-risk schools, and started an in-home preschool and outdoor collaborative preschool program. She adores being a mom to three children, and her youngest is currently in preschool.

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