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We Play: It’s Bursting with Playful Ideas

It is still (very!) hot here so water play continues to make an almost daily appearance. This week what was previously a water wonderland for sea creatures became an island getaway for the inhabitants of a rather large cruise ship – otherwise known as a juice bottle with paper sail – all within the cool confines of a few inches of water in our paddle pool. The island featured shells which have acted as beds, chairs and surfboards, rocks, a few small ‘palm trees’ and a stick bonfire. I love that creating fun and playful little worlds like this is actually very, very simple.

How did you go with last week’s We Play commenting challenge? With an amazing 66 posts linked up you were certainly spoilt for playful choice 🙂  Remember We Play goes live each week on Tuesdays at 6am Perth/Australia time (which I believe is Monday afternoon in the US).

And now it is over to you, what are you playing this week?

Join us at We Play to build a playful community. This post will tell you more about We Play if it is  your first time playing.  Have fun visiting and commenting on the great blogs linked up this week.

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Christie Burnett is an early childhood teacher, presenter, writer and the editor of Childhood 101. More importantly, she is a Mum who believes wholeheartedly in the value of children learning through play, the importance of quality early education, and the togetherness of family.

Read more of Christie's adventures at https://childhood101.com.

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  2. Pip says

    March 1, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Oh that water looks lots of fun. really lookinf forward to some sun here in the UK so we can enjoy some outdoor water play. Weather took another cold spell today. Come on Spring!!

  3. Sherry and Donna says

    March 1, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    WOW Christie you guys really are having a stinker of a summer over in Perth! Melbourne seems to have avoided too much hot weather this year (not that I'm complaining!) Thank goodness you have so many brilliant ideas for having fun and cooling off at the same time! Donna :) :)

  5. Lyn says

    March 1, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    what a creative use of material... think outside the box =) I'm guessing that's a Frisbee upside down for the island

  7. keepcatebusy (Cate) says

    March 1, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    fantastic! Love water play - wish it was a bit hotter down here in melb. (love the fisher price little people too - they seem to get into so many of our games too!) xxxCate btw - think I managed about 10 blogs to hop around to last week - I do love reading everyone's fab ideas :-)

  8. frog goose & bear (emma) says

    March 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    What a beautiful island - I love what kids do with their imaginations! I have just discovered your blog and look forward to joining in as often as I can and also to getting regularly inspired by the others who link up!

  9. abbie says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    So jealous. We are still frozen here! Love those water play ideas. What fun. Great link up too. Thanks for sharing all these ideas.

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