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Jennifer Kulik
Permission to Play: How the Intergenerational Arts Space (Re)teaches Creative Play to Young and Old
Posted by Mar 18, 2015
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Jennifer Kulik
I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, in a neighborhood with lots of people my age. When the weather was nice, the neighborhood kids and I would play outside, inventing new games, creating special spaces in trees, and learning how to negotiate our wants and needs with those of others.
Play is an important part of learning and thinking. It helps us make sense of the world, experiment, and negotiate within it. Play:
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