play [plā]
Verb
1. To engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation
WHAT IS #PLAYMATTERS?
My Little Bookcase is now on Instagram, and we’ve joined forces with the best of Australia’s Mummy Bloggers to create the #playmatters community because we believe play matters for our children.
Together, we have set up the #playmatters community on Instagram as a way for parents to connect with each other, to remind us daily that play is important for our children, and as a source of endless inspiration.
I’m excited to be using Instagram to share a little more of our world with you; a world beyond books that includes play in all its forms. You can follow us here.
PLAY ALONG
Would you like to be a part of this #playmatters community? It’s super easy!
This is how you can play too 🙂
- Take a photo of your child/ren playing
- Upload the photo to Instagram
- Tag the photo with #playmatters
- Search through other #playmatters photos for inspiration
- Chat with people who share #playmatters photos
If you’re not on Instagram, you can find inspiration by visiting our #Playmatters Pinterest board
10 PLAYFUL BOOKS
Book often inspire our play. Below you will find 10 of our favourite playful books. These are books that feature children with wild imaginations and a thirst for fun and adventure. Follow the links for book details.
When Henry Caught Imaginitis by Nick Bland
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
And Red Galoshes by Glenda Millard and Jonathan Bentley
The Great Expedition by Peter Carnavas
The Aunties Three by Nick Bland
The Terrible Suitcase by Emma Allen and Freya Blackwood
Shadow by Suzy Lee
Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House byLibby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood
Adventures with Grandpa by Rosemary Mastnak
Rudie Nudie by Emma Quay
Do you have a favourite play-inspired book?
THE AUSSIE BLOGGERS BEHIND #PLAYMATTERS
Learning to Play and Playing to Learn
Playing and Learning Begins at Home
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