by pureplay | Apr 7, 2023 | repurposingforplay
A Window into a Child’s World She opens the cabinet and chooses. The treasure is transported into the living room and placed on the coffee table. Then she returns and selects again. Back and forth, she works her plan until there is enough to begin. I watch, knowing a...
by pureplay | Apr 7, 2023 | repurposingforplay
What is a table, really? The eyes of an adult and the eyes of a child see differently. So a child can look at a table and see more than a place to sit and eat a meal. Can you think of ten different things a table can be? A child can surpass most adults on the amazing...
by pureplay | Apr 7, 2023 | repurposingforplay
Do you remember using sheets to make forts as a child? Blankets and sheets became the roofs and walls. Chairs, tables, and couches were the frames. Building was only one part of the fun. After making the fort or castle, then we imagined adventures both alone and...
by pureplay | Apr 7, 2023 | repurposingforplay
Unleashing Creativity from Leftover Logs A tree gets cut down. It becomes wood for a fire or chopped into mulch. The pieces could be used for so much more. Have you ever thought of how it could be used for play? Cut into slices, the “tree cookies” become loose parts...
by pureplay | Apr 7, 2023 | repurposingforplay
PVC Pipe: Who’s ready to Build? We have a big bin full of various sizes of PVC pipe and buckets of connectors. Next to it are bedsheets and clothespins. The lids are open and ready for children. Children peek in, curious. “What can you make?” I ask, priming the pump....
