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"We do not
stop playing because we grow old,
we grow old because we stop playing."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
If you need help getting started, wander through this list and pick one or
two suggestions to try. Let these examples inspire you to make your own
list!
You will find that you will need a variety of
ways to play. For example, if you have had lots of meetings or have been
doing hard labor, you may choose a quiet activity like coloring or playing
with play dough. If you have been looking for a needle in a haystack or
sitting in front of a computer all day, you may choose flying a kite,
roller-blading, or another more active way to play.
I love flying a kite! I love watching the sense
of freedom it has even though it is tethered to a string. What gives you a
sense of freedom?
Above all, ask your Joyful Spirit what would
nurture and energize it. Then, just do it with every cell of your being!
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
You can choose any of these ideas or come up with your own!
Color in a coloring
book or create your own picture
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Paint - finger paint, body paint, use watercolors, oils, or chalk
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Build a Bon-Fire and roast marshmallows
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Color on the sidewalk with chalk
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Go bowling
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Make a macaroni necklace
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Go on a picnic
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Go to a museum
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Go somewhere you have never been
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Build a sandcastle
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Play with Lincoln Logs or blocks
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Play Barbies
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Ride a bike
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Go to the drive-in movie wearing your pajamas
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Cut out pictures and make a collage
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Play with glitter glue - this is one of my favorites!
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Do the Hula-Hoop
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Sew
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Knit
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Karaoke
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Make mud pies
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Jump rope and sing
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Dance - play the air guitar or use a scarf and twirl!
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Play a musical instrument - a drum or an oatmeal box
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Toss a Frisbee with friends
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Go to a playground and swing or slide or teeter-totter
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Make a tent with a card table and blanket and climb in and take a nap
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Gather family or friends for a game night
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Make a microphone out of a wooden spoon and sing your
favorite song as loud as you can
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Play with boats in the bathtub |
What was your favorite
thing to do as a child?
Pick
something and just do it! Ideas will come, I promise! |
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