2009 CHILD CARE SYMPOSIUM PRESENTS

POWERFUL PLAY EXPERIENCES

WORKPLACE FUN & WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

BRING ON THE FUN! AND TOYS TO PLAY WITH!

Join Powerful Play Experiences Creator & Facilitator

Robert Manolson for a fun & highly interactive lunchtime workshop.

Spark your inner spirit of creativity.

Challenge your imagination to think outside the box.

Get set to play with a wide assortment of fun & educational toys

that inspire a wonderful sense of playfulness in all

Powerful Play Experiences workshops.

We have just 30 minutes to play, and brainstorm innovative ideas

to put into practice in your child care settings.

Are you ready to play?

Powerful Play Experiences

Workplace Fun & Wellness Workshops

* Robert Manolson BA, CCDP ( Certified Career Development Professional )

Creator & Facilitator

Feeling Stressed? Go Play

  • Free air break. Just breath!
  • Get up and move
  • Echo song...loud to soft

Play Is The Way

  • Having a puppet show. Make believe play
  • Play is the way to create
  • A way to express yourself
  • A way to have fun, use your imagination and cooperation

Stretch Your Play Attitude

  • Don't be afraid to be silly
  • Encourage play in a positive way
  • Try different things

Create a Playful Environment

  • Open ended play area
  • Child directed
  • Emergent play

Never Outgrow Play

  • Be silly

Play Reflects Diversity

  • Cultural music-videos, circletime, instruments
  • Dress Up Box-multicultural costumes
  • Cultural food-integrate ethnic food into menu planning
  • Feelings-drawing “sad”

Peer Play

  • Telephone Game
  • Cooking marshmellows
  • Freeze Tag

Smile Laugh Play

  • We smile, laugh, and done playing since last night, hik!

Be A Play Ambassador

  • Set the children loose on the community
  • Be goofy as a staff
  • Let your child lead you
  • Promote family play

New Kind of Play

  • Unity-Big Circle Dance
  • Bridging differences
  • Centre is Candy Toss-Achiving success

Spontaneous Play

  • Splashing, running, banging, yelling, jumping, clapping, singing, stomping, destroying, screaming, hoping, dancing

Freedom To Play Silly

  • Do what you want
  • No rules
  • Imagination
  • Creativity

Self Directed Play

  • Free play with floam
  • Play dough
  • Imagination: Super Hero Play

Dare To Play Foolishly

  • Public Relations
  • Dancing with imagination
  • “Go over the top”

Play Fair Nobody Hurt

  • Torch Bearer Ceremony
  • Jacks Tournament
  • Largest Sand Castle Building
  • Torch The Snowman