The 2022 Health & PLAY Institute is a special series featuring leading health professionals and researchers from across the country. Recorded live at the 2022 IN PERSON Conference on the Value of Play: THE NATURE OF PLAY, the second annual Health & PLAY Institute (HAPI22) builds on the 2021 inaugural Online Health & PLAY Institute. This… Read more »
For our landscape architect friends, we are excited to announce our 2021 Online LACES Play Series! Earn up to 9 LACES credits online and ON DEMAND through December 31, 2021. The LACES series is part of the 2021 Virtual Conference on the Value of Play: PLAY IS SURVIVAL. Thank you to our partner – the… Read more »
In 2018, Harrison Pinckney, PhD, moderated a groundbreaking keynote panel of experts in a discussion on what play looks like for Black youth. This year, Dr. Pinckney returns with new colleagues to broaden the discussion as we continue to work towards a better understanding of the racial implications of race on play. “Expanding the Conversation… Read more »
This session provides simple and inexpensive strategies to support children’s physical and social-emotional health. It emphasizes inclusive activities and partnerships to help caregivers engage children in PLAYful, language-rich learning opportunities. “Playful Activities to Support Whole Child Health” This featured session explores playful learning resources to help caregivers support the physical and social-emotional health of children…. Read more »
In a world of commercial toys, how can we design resources that support the mental wellness and health of children? “Play, Design and Mental Health” with play futurist Yesim Kunter There is a growing need of resources that are playfully dedicated to the wellbeing of children. There is no question that there is a huge decline… Read more »
Summer Blog Series – Libraries & PLAY #2 “Play for Teens and Emerging Adults” In 2016, the American Library Association published the book Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs for Emerging Adults, which “shows how to draw emerging adults to the library using a mixture of play and engagement and then keep them coming back… Read more »
Summer Blog Series – Libraries & PLAY #1 “Learning and Playing at the Library during Early Childhood” Since 2000, public librarians across the United States have dramatically increased the number of programs they offer in support of early childhood. The Public Library Association states this new focus on Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) transforms… Read more »
The inaugural Health & PLAY Online Institute is a webinar series featuring leading healthcare professionals and researchers from across the country. Recorded sessions are available ON DEMAND. Eligible for up to (6) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Registration details below. Each panel presentation examines the synergies between play and health through five distinct pillars (and a… Read more »
One year ago, most children and families were thrown into sudden isolation – from the people and places they relied on for connection. Children’s museums were immediately impacted by COVID-related shutdowns but took adversity as an opportunity to ensure access for children and families most in need of the supports that play provides. Wednesday, June… Read more »
How does play fit within the higher education mission? And what prevents academia from realizing its benefits? “Professors at Play: Bringing Fun and Joy into Higher Education” with Lisa K. Forbes & David Thomas Friday, April 23 2:00pm ET/11:00am PT While play and elementary education have a long and positive history, post-secondary education has largely… Read more »