nPostednon September 21, 2013
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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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nDidnyou know that play is really important? It is one of the best waysnthat mammals learn whatever they need to know.
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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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nHumans have to learn more than any other creature—and we learn manynthings best in freely-chosen play activities!
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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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nRemember,nit’s not really play unless you are choosing it – and unless youncan always choose to quit playing. Free play, pretend play, game playn– do it all today!
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nSomengreat ways to play…
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n…water play
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n…confetti and colored powder play
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nAlsonon this date:
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nPeacenOne Day
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nIndependencenDay in Belize
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nPlannAhead!
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on Septembernholidays, Septembernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in September.
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest pages on Octobernholidays, Octobernbirthdays,nand historicalnanniversaries in October.
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