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I love playing games. I have a huge library of games at home and at work. Some of my favourite games are listed below:

Articulate for Kids

Make 'n' Break

Rapidough

Scattergories

Last Word

Dixit

Hues and Cues

Rory's Story Cubes

Just One

Blokus

Ticket to Ride

Concept Kids

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Play is conceptually and developmentally valued and recognised as key to children's wellbeing and part of a healthy and complete childhood (Miller & Almon, 2009).

Well before the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights cited play as a basic right of every child, philosophers and psychologists, such as Plato, Piaget, and Friedrich Froebel, wrote about the importance of play in healthy child development (Milteer, Ginsburg, & Mulligan, 2012, p. 204). Children themselves have positive attitudes about play (Fisher, 2009), and often identify it as the activity they enjoy most at school as well as at home (Sahlberg & Doyle, 2019).

Current literature and research evolving around the world is convincing regarding the power of play for all children. Benefits of play include cognitive development, social and emotional health, physical health, improvements to attention, coping, memory, solving problems, dealing with trauma, planning and decision-making skills, motivation to learn, building friendships, social skills and attitudes on sharing, turn-taking, self-restraint, working in groups and getting along with others, creativity and divergent thinking, healthy brain development, emotional stability and resiliency, empathy, feelings of well-being, motor skills, early literacy and language development, self-regulation, science and mathematics learning, and improvements in executive function (Connolly, 2020; Milteer et al., 2012; Sahlberg & Doyle, 2019). These benefits often transcend socio-economic status, gender, and cultural background and as such, play can also be conceived as a leverage of equity and help to level the field for those children at risk of exclusion from educational success.

Despite its recognised benefits across childhood, free play is under increasing threat in the school day (Jay & Knaus, 2018). While teachers may see the value of play and its link with children's educational outcomes, they feel a downward pressure put on their time as a result of prescriptive national learning outcomes (Theobald et al., 2015). Milteer and colleagues (2012) also noted a decline in play as a core part of the school day.

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Play is conceptually and developmentally valued and recognised as key to children's wellbeing and part of a healthy and complete childhood (Miller & Almon, 2009). Well before the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights cited play as a basic right of every child, philosophers and psychologists, such as Plato, Piaget, and Friedrich Froebel, wrote about the importance of play in healthy child development (Milteer, Ginsburg, & Mulligan, 2012, p.

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Australian Institute of Family Studies - Screen time effects and guidelines

https://aifs.gov.au/resources/short-articles/too-much-time-screens

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Play in Pre-K and Kindergarten - National Institute for Play

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Be careful choosing early schooling for your child. Studies have shown that playful learning is not just better for kids, it's vital.

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9 Activities to Develop Curiosity in Kids

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Learn how a curious mind can contribute to a child’s health, happiness and academic success, and discover 9 fun ways to help develop your child’s curiosity

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Curious children are more likely to learn, stay involved and do better in school. Get 8 tips to nurture and develop children's curiosity.

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Visit museums, art galleries and zoos - there are often great interactive exhibitions and child-friendly guides.

Check out some of the great virtual spaces on Google Arts and Culture.

Many zoos and nature parks have virtual cameras which can be fun to engage with.

Go with the flow - explore your child's interests - you don't know where it will take you!

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Vocabulary building activities for parents

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Vocabulary building activities for parents

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Learning the meanings of new words (vocabulary) helps children to read more complex books and stories and to learn wonderful new things. Children learn new words by being read to and by reading on their own; the more children read, the more words they are likely to know.

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Activities - BBC Parents' Toolkit - BBC Bitesize

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Fun, educational and inspirational activities to keep kids, teens and even parents entertained while you're at home.

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We were having dinner with our good friends Baxter and Lauren last night, and they mentioned that their daughter Margaux, age 4, has spontaneously started asking a new…

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The Power of Pretend Play for Children - Child Mind Institute

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For young children, pretend play has important benefits, including development of social and emotional skills.

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Dr Charlotte Forwood - Growing Curious and Creative Mindsets

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Parent Education Seminar - Curiosity and Creativity - 11 June 2025

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Article by Charlotte Forwood in CamNews - February, 2025

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What We Know So Far - National Institute for Play

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Key scientific discoveries about why we play, how play makes us healthier, and the tragic consequences of play deprivation.