Written Notes:
      Children Playing around the World: https://youtu.be/spVsC4xBYac

Play as Process:   Children learning about consequences, results, effects of their actions as they play, such as the children playing with the merry-go-round equipment where they spin the kids that are seated, or when they play with the stones in the dirt, or jump rope with friends.  Play-around-the-world examples seem to be very social in nature, with several children taking part.  Sometimes it was mixed ages, sometimes children were similar in age; though often mixed genders while playing and interacting/learning together.

Play As A Reflection of Culture:  Children seen playing with random items available to them such as dirt and stones, sticks, old wooden building structures, and ropes.  Play often occurs in nature such as at the ocean or in the open land.  No athletic outfits; simply play in what they are already wearing, even if bare feet or dress shoes.  Singing chants in native language as they play.

Support or Disrupt Notion of Play?:   Notion of play in America is so filtered and watered down to me.  We have been conditioned to “not get dirty,” or to “be safe!” by not taking any extra risk in our play.  These children don’t appear to be bored or deterred by the fact that they may not have the newest play equipment.  Instead, they make the best of what they do have… all of nature… and use it to their advantage.  They exhibit what real play means to me.