Helping the World Play. One Person At A Time

Helping the World Play. One Person At A Time

When we started the Creative Play Society we set ourselves a simple and ambitious goal: Helping the World Play. We published a book, ‘The Little Book of Play’ and launched a digital equivalent, ’30 Days of Play’. Of course we’re always...
Imagination, Play, Creativity and Innovation. A Continuum

Imagination, Play, Creativity and Innovation. A Continuum

Adults need a fair amount of assistance to understand how Play adds value to their adult world. While it seems obvious to me, the vast majority of adults I come across, do not see Play the way I do. They see Play firmly housed in the domain of childhood. PLAY IN A...
Imagine SA Politicians Spent a Little Time In A Sandpit Together

Imagine SA Politicians Spent a Little Time In A Sandpit Together

Imagine taking the leaders of this week’s top 8 National political parties (Cyril Ramaphosa, John Steenhuizen, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Velenkosini Hlabisa, Gayton McKenzie, Pieter Groenewald and Herman Mashaba) and dropping them into a sandpit for an hour,...
The Importance Of Play In Relationships

The Importance Of Play In Relationships

I’d never thought about how important Play had been in my romantic relationships, until I had to think about it. And then it struck me, boom, like a spade to the face. I remember all those things we did in the beginning. The nickname creative workshops, the new...
Playing Every Day Keeps Dullness Away

Playing Every Day Keeps Dullness Away

It was a conversation with my daughter that cemented the idea that Play is what keeps our lives from spiraling into a dull, lifeless and mundane experience, filled only with the so-called important things, like study and work and finances and routine and, and,...
Relationships Need Play

Relationships Need Play

Think back to any of your early romantic relationships. Pick one. Any one. I’ll bet there was a ton of Play happening? Coming up with a nickname Discovering a special place Swapping cute cards or poems Sharing songs, or maybe even playlists Exploratory walks at...