Creating a beautiful mess
Subtitle: ten essential play experiences for a joyous childhood
By: Ann Gadzikowski
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9781605543864
Subjects: Parenting; Families
Description: "Parents will appreciate Creating a Beautiful Mess because it's fun and helpful. This book isn't about parenting rights or wrongs; it's about playful, joyous play experiences for childhood that are universal. It boils down the essential play experiences in an accessible, practical, and easy way. The chapters represent an optimal balance among experiences that support learning, provide physical activity, encourage creative expression, and promote social and family connections. Ann Gadzikowski is an early childhood educator and the author of several books. She is a frequent presenter at professional conferences on the topics of both early childhood education and gifted education"--

"Creating a Beautiful Mess provides adults with the ten most important play experiences children need and show how they represent a balance that support learning, provide physical activity, encourage creative expression, and promote social and family connections. These broad categories, include building with blocks, pretending and make believe, running around like crazy, playing turn-taking games, finding and collecting things, and more"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: play is still play; title: Building with blocks; title: Pretending and make-believe; title: Running around like crazy; title: Cuddling something soft and small; title: Laughing, joking, and other general silliness; title: Creating a beautiful mess; title: Playing turn-taking games; title: Finding and collecting things; title: Telling stories with toys; title: Making things happen with machines.