Play

swinging on swings

swinging on tire swings

coloring

making lego creations

finger painting

playing pretend

building a fort

catching crawdads

copying newsprint on silly puddy

making shadow puppets with your hands

cartwheels

climbing around only on furniture to avoid hot lava

making up a dance routine to a favorite song

tag, hide & seek, red rover

when was the last time you played like a kid?  

and when was the last time you allowed yourself to enjoy playing like a kid?  

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play is essential.  just because we now have bills to pay and errands to run does not mean that we no longer need to satisfy that creative playful part of ourselves.  and when we do play, we'll have a better time if we play like a kid.  in other words - let go of perfectionism, logical thinking, and over-analysing.  kids don't put much thought into making yellow elephants, they simply do it because they want to.  how liberating!

let your kid out this week and go have some much deserved fun!