All children and young people need to play.
The impulse to play is innate.
Play is a biological, psychological, and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well-being of individuals and communities.
— The Playwork Principles, Playwork Principles Scrutiny Group, Cardiff 2005
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It is a happy talent to know how to play.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning.
But for children, play is serious learning.
Play is really the work of childhood.
— Fred Rogers