Here is a collection of loose parts play and PLAY quotes I collected recently. Which resonate with you?
“In any
environment, both the degree of inventiveness and creativity, and the
possibility of discovery, are directly proportional to the number and kinds of
variables in it.”
Simon Nicholson
“Children learn most readily and easily in a laboratory-type environment
where they can experiment, enjoy and find out things for themselves.”
Simon Nicholson
“A
‘loose-parts’ toy, as Nicholson defined it, is open-ended; children may use it
in many ways and combine it with other loose-parts through imagination and creativity
. . . Nature, which excites all the senses, remains the richest source of loose
parts.”
Richard
Louv
“Nature is
imperfectly perfect, filled with loose parts and possibilities, with mud and
dust, nettles and sky, transcendent hands-on moments and skinned knees.” Richard Louv
“The natural
connections children make to formal learning through the use of open ended and
naturalistic resources should be a motivation to all adults to ensure that
these are freely available to young children both indoors and outdoors.”
Eric Erickson
“Play is the
highest form of research.”
Albert Einstein
“Play is our
favorite way of learning.”
Dianne Ackerman
“Almost all
creativity involves purposeful play.”
Abraham Maslow
“Play gives
children a chance to practice what they are learning.”
Fred Rogers
“A child loves
his play, not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard.”
Benjamin Spock
“The playing
adult steps sideward into another reality; the play child advances forward to
new stages of mastery."
Erik H. Erikson
“Children
learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.”
O. Fred Donaldson
As astronauts and space travelers children puzzle over the future; as dinosaurs and princesses they unearth the past. As weather reporters and restaurant workers they make sense of reality; as monsters and gremlins they make sense of the unreal.
Gretchen Owocki
Which are your favorite loose parts and play quotes? I'm getting ready for a presentation and would love your feedback! Do you have other favorite PLAY or LOOSE PARTS PLAY!
