Good morning, y’all!
We have now entered into 2022 and our family is jumping in with both feet. We have decided that this is going to be a year of play for the whole family, and we are inviting you to join us! So, let’s take a few minutes and look at how we are kicking off 2022, the year of play.
To kick off 2022, we are participating in three challenges. It may sound like a lot, but I promise it isn’t actually overwhelming. The first challenge is something we dabbled with last year but did not actually track – the 1000 Hours Outside challenge. This is a challenge created to help families find the drive to get outside and bring a little old school childhood experience back to our kiddos. Do I think we will hit 1000 hours? I’m not actually sure. Will I remember to track all of our hours this year? Not really sure about that either. Are we going to give it our best effort? Absolutely! If you are interested in joining us in this challenge be sure to check out our FB page and the official 1000 Hours Outside FB page to get ideas and support through the year.
The second challenge we are participating in this month is the #abookandagameaday challenge from our good friends over at The Waldock Way. This challenge is to play at least one game and read one book a day through the month of January. You could coordinate your book and game, you could decide to play the same game every day, pick a chapter book and read a chapter a day – the way you make this happen in your home is really up to you. We generally live our life this way (games and books, books and games, this is our world) so I am challenging us to play a different game each day with a coordinating book. We are kicking it off today by playing Dreaming Dragon and reading Dragon Post – both a lot of fun! If you decide to join us in this challenge, share your selections on social media using #abookandagameaday.
The third and final challenge for the month of January is one we here at The Superpower of Play are hosting. This is the #stopandgiveme30 challenge where we are encouraging you to incorporate at least 30 minutes of unstructured, free play into your child’s day for at least 30 days this month. This can be independent or sibling play, playing at the park, or play with you – as long as it is child led play with no expected outcomes on your end, it counts. I will toss this tidbit out there – it would be amazing for both you and your child if you decide to join them in at least some of their unstructured play time. You may be shocked at the creative juices you see flowing as your kiddo plays and the connections you build during play are absolutely irreplaceable. The best gift a kiddo can get is a parent who is willing to get down on their level and play with them. I look forward to seeing y’all share your play journey this month in the FB group or on your social media using #stopandgiveme30 and #thesuperpowerofplay.
So join me in jumping into 2022 with both feet and kicking off a year of play!
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