I came across this quote recently and it really hit home. We often consider play as it relates to our children, but play is, and should be, an important part of the lives of adults. Whether you have kids or not, it is important to take the time in our busy schedules to have fun.

Play

Maybe it is getting together with friends to play Frisbee in the park on a Sunday afternoon. Maybe it is getting together with fellow Moms for a painting class or a make-your-own jewelry event. Other times, even though you have bills to pay, emails to send, and dinner to make, it may be just getting down on the floor and playing with our kids, and forgetting about our to-do lists. Consider going for a bike ride on a weekday night, or a quick ride to the playground in the middle of running errands.

Make one night a week game night and play board games with the family or make a weekend night movie night. Some fun board games are classics like Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders, from Hasbro. A fun new game that’s family friendly is Squashed, from Plasmart! Or grab some old magazines, markers, crayons, scissors and glue, and have kids make cards and art.

Whatever activity you do with your family, put the worries aside and just play!

About the author

Charlene DeLoach

Charlene DeLoach

Charlene DeLoach is a contributing editor at The Toy Insider where she primarily covers parenting topics. Charlene has been featured in print and on television more than 100 times. Before joining The Toy Insider, Charlene was an attorney, real estate broker, and interior decorator. In her current life, she has vowed to get grownups using toys as decor and to teach parents and toy companies to think outside the toy box at her websites playroomchronicles.com and totaltoycreative.com. Follow Charlene on Instagram where you'll see that her account is mostly dedicated to pics of her cute dogs, kids, and fun finds.

archivearrow-chevron-downarrow-chevron-left-greyarrow-chevron-leftarrow-chevron-rightarrow-fatarrow-left-blackarrow-left-whitearrow-right-blackarrow-rightarrow-roundedbookscalendarcaret-downclose-whiteclosedocumenteditorial-archiveeyefacebook-squarefacebookfilesgifthamburgerheadinghearthomeinstagram-squareinstagramlatestlinkedin-squarelinkedinmailmedia-inquiresmessagenewsopen-boxpagination-leftpagination-rightpauseplayprintproduct-archiverecent-productssearchsharesort-filterspotifysunteamtiktoktime_purpletimetrendingtvtwitter-squaretwitterxyoutube