Tag: Play
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Courtney Barr
As an occupational therapy practitioner, I recognize play as a meaningful part of life for all individuals. Play is a way in which a person can experience the world around them, explore social roles, and develop a sense of self. words + photographs COURTNEY BARR However, this is not something I always believed. In fact,…
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A Year Of Playing Catch
I am relatively art illiterate. I know the Mona Lisa and Monet’s Water Lilies and Warhol’s soup cans, though I’m not sure exactly why the soup cans are considered art. words + photographs ETHAN BRYAN I know A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte as the pointillism picture featured in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and The Last Supper in The DaVinci Code.…
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Piper Wright
Play matters. I would even go as far as saying play is crucial to my well-being. Play has been such an important aspect of every single stage of my life, and I am a better person because of it. As an elementary physical education teacher, mom of two little boys, and someone who refuses to…
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Rob Blevins
Us adults have a problem. We really like to talk about how long it’s been since we’ve played with LEGOs, a baseball, a video game — played with anything, actually: “Oh gee, I haven’t thrown a ball since I was 12,” or “Golly, I remember my dolls. I haven’t used my imagination in over 30…
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