What Rules?
Lesley Romanoff Lesley Romanoff

What Rules?

Welcome to the mayhem and sometimes, maybe a lot of times, the mayhem is just the spot of play that you need.

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The Play Mob
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The Play Mob

You know what this #tink summer camp needs? More zombies.

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The Parents Aren't the Problem
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The Parents Aren't the Problem

Parents embrace the play. They also question. They wonder. They also disagree. They worry. They want more information. Oh my goodness, it is as if they CARE about what is going on with their children. And isn't that what I do as well? 

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The Thing That Will Last
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The Thing That Will Last

The last day of school. Their hearts are full of what they know and their strides are long. They are filled with the news of the world because they know every inch of their own world. They hold and hold and then off they go.

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The Role of Destruction in Play
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The Role of Destruction in Play

Adults are not usually keen on the destruction aspect of play and I don't think it is just about the preciousness of materials. It is about the conflict that arises when I wreck something of yours or you wreck something of mine.

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