Play

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/play
 What is the purpose of play?
Some examples:
 To help children develop physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and
moral capacities.
 To help children create and preserve friendships.
 To provide a state of mind that, in adults as well as children, is uniquely
suited for high-level reasoning, insightful problem solving, and all sorts
of creative endeavours.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200811/the-value-play-i-the-definition-play-gives-insights
 How does play make you feel?
Answer by Dara aged 7, Cameron aged 7, Nina aged 6 and Blair aged 2:

https://pixabay.com/en/happiness-mood-psychology-emotion-2901750/
http://www.playscotland.org/what-is-play-playwork/what-is-play/
 Play involves an active, alert and non-stressed mindset. This
is ideal for learning and thinking creatively.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200811/the-value-play-i-the-definition-play-gives-insights
 Play is, first and foremost, an expression of freedom. The
freedom to quit is an important aspect of the definition of play.
Without that freedom, rules of play would be intolerable.

Example
To be required to act like Wonder Woman in real life would be
terrifying, but to act like that in play is fun.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200811/the-value-play-i-the-definition-play-gives-insights
 Play is self-chosen and self-directed.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200811/the-value-play-i-the-definition-play-gives-insights
https://pixabay.com/en/boy-playing-leaves-autumn-child-1209964/
 In play, there is no “right way” or “wrong way”.

http://www.playscotland.org/what-is-play-playwork/what-is-play/
https://pixabay.com/en/child-playing-fall-happy-fun-girl-3134948/
 In play, it is the process that matters,
not an end product.

http://www.inclusionworks.com.au/blogs/what-is-play
 Playing has changed. For example, children play more in
indoor spaces today. Also, today children gather more in
smaller groups.

https://static.sdu.dk/mediafiles/Files/Information_til/Studerende_ved_SDU/Din_uddannelse/Kultur_og_formidling/WorkingPapers/02_ChildCulture_PlayCulture%20pdf.pdf
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 Through engaging apps, children develop their hand-eye
coordination further. This happens when children visually
follow an object on the screen and actively participate in the
activity the apps presents.

https://digiparenthood.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/10-benefits-of-exposing-young-children-to-modern-technology/
 Children have the right to play.

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CRC.aspx
 The invention of many technologies came out of play.

For example, the invention of the flute led to the invention of

the piano, the invention of music boxes and the invention of
computers.

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_how_play_leads_to_great_inventions