What is creative play and its importance in child development?
Creative play is a necessary prerequisite to
learning, mental health, and developmental growth.
Nellie McCaslin (1914-2005)
“A creative act does not happen once, it is an ongoing process, which with encouragement and guidance becomes a way of life.”
Nancy Smithner (2011)
"Play teaches adaptability and resilience, and in the rapidly changing technological pace of the 21st century, creativity, which arises from play, is an essential survival skill encompassing the ability to be alert in the moment, have either conscious or unconscious insights, and to continually learn and imagine something new."