My Connections to Play

When I was younger I would spend most of my time outside playing with my sisters and friends.  We would ride bikes, go to the park, or just hang out.  My parents felt that we needed to have outdoor time to be able to burn off energy and just have time to explore.  We really love to play out in the rain and use to jump in puddles and of course play in the mud. What do you make in the mud pies of course and then we would throw them at one another.  Then jump in the puddles to wash off the mud. The one thing we always played when the weather was really bad was play school.

The way play is today is that children do not have much time outside has we did has children. With all the Technology children are more adapt to be inside to play video or computer games. I also think most parents are scared to have their children outside if they cannot be with them because of all the dangers. My daughter-in-law rarely lets my grandchildren outside because she is too busy so when they are at my house I take them outside to play has much has I can.  We go swimming, waterpark or just play in the yard.

Children need play to learn to grow and to use their imagination and just have fun and fresh air.  They need more outside then just what they get at school.