Play is more than just play. It is a sandbox of new ideas of evolution... it is an altered state that allows children to explore what's possible.
— Stuart Brown, a play research and psychiatrist
Play is our brain’s favourite way of learning.
— Diane Ackerman
Play is the work of early childhood.
— Jean Piaget
Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.
— Mr. Rogers
Play helps the child blend the known and the new, stretch the real into the possible, and work through the emotions of both.
— From Teaching the Moving Child, by Sybil M. Berkey
