September 21 – Worldwide Day of Play

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nNickelodeonnis sponsoring a Worldwide Day of Play to celebrate what we play, whynwe play, and how we play. Nick is offering a huge free event atnProspect Park in Brooklyn (a really large, really great park!), withneverything from football and tennis to dancing and double-dutchnjumprope. There’s free water, concerts, and a Nick Jr. Zone—andnloads of activities from partner organizations such as the YMCA, thenNBA, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

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nYoung lions learnnhunting skills by playing at sneaking up on others and pouncing;nyoung zebras learn how to escape dangers by playing chase games. 

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nWatch babies turn mealntime into a game of drop-the-spoon. (They’re not being ornery, theynare trying to figure out how gravity works!) Watch toddlers play bynmoving things, stacking things, threading things, pushingnthings—learning how the world works, and practicing hand-eyencoordination. Listen to little kids learning language by playingnrhyming games and babbling silly sounds. Older kids playing a pick-upngame of basketball or kickball are learning all sorts of things aboutnforces and momentum, and they are also learning how to get along, hownto negotiate rules—lots of stuff!
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n…hoop play 

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n…goop play 

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nIndependencenDay in Belize
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nPlannAhead!
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