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Why a Playground?

 

Did you know that PLAY:                     

  • Sharpens our minds
  • Helps us grow
  • Keeps us healthy
  • Increases our creativity

Children who PLAY learn to:

  • Problem solve
  • Make decision
  • Express themselves
  • Communicate with others
  • Recognize boundaries

When we do not play, we are:

Excited boy with his handds in the air
When I play, I can be anything or anyone!
  • Less creative and productive
  • More sedentary, more easily fatigues, more susceptible to obesity
  • More likely to encounter social problems and emotional stress

The way we play shows:

  • Who we are
  • What we value
  • How we regard others
     
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Children who play do better in school and become more successful adults.


We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
          George Bernard Shaw

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