Get Out & PLAY!!

Two ted talks I watched this week are about the importance of play..even for adults. I really enjoyed these:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html

I love watching the kids play & spying on them when they pretend. Maddie can sit forever & read stories to herself & act out the parts. Jack likes to make things & use them in his imaginative world. I never know what I will find around the house. One of my favorties recently is this little clear box he filled with water & something from our yard. When the light comes thru the box it's so cool. At school last week his class learned about solar & wind energy. Check out Jack's wind powered car.

It's amazing the worlds they create & jump right into. I think I am envious of the way they see the world thru such simple yet complex ways. Maybe we can learn as much from our kids as they do from us.