Originally published in the 1980 issue of The Exploratorium, Frank Oppenheimer might have been ahead of his time. … Read […]
The Play BUZZ: Fascinating Insights from Experts and Others
5 – Are our children experiencing a play deficit? Peter Gray thinks so.
Peter Gray, a psychologist and research professor at Boston College, and author of the Freedom to Learn blog, as well as Free […]
9 – US Comes in Last Place… Can we do better?
No Vacation Nation Revisited. A few years ago, the Center for Economic and Policy Research posted a piece on the vacation […]
“True Story of a Five-Year-Old Peakbagger”
Feeling like you need some fresh air and the good outdoors or a little inspiration to get those laces tied-up […]
A Little Cardboard and a Lot of Inspiration
A Little Cardboard and a Lot of Inspiration If this little 9 year old boy doesn’t inspire you to add […]
8 – Jonah Lehrer, author of “Imagine: How Creativity Works” on “Fresh Air”
NPR recently talked with Jonah Lehrer, author of the fascinating book “Imagine: How Creative Works.” I’ve read the book myself, and […]
13 – Brain Pickings Shares 7 Books on the Art and Science of Happiness:
Brain Pickings has to be one of my favorite sites on the internet. In this piece, Maria Popova shares 7 […]
12 Great Historic Quotes on Play:
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” -Plato, Greek philosopher, 427-347 […]