Fantasy play is enchanting and natural and good for the child's developing brain - it's also oodles of fun at any age!
Keeping the enchantment of childhood alive
The Magic of Nature Play
The outdoors invites us to play, explore and create - a stick can morph into a wizards wand, an oak leaf - a bedding cover for a fairy, an acorn cap - a hat for a little being. Fantasy play is magical at any age.
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere”
When I was young we had a magic carpet that transported us to far off lands, today my little “being of the land” - Piero has discovered a magic Oak Leaf that allows him to fly across the ocean and as far away as the moon and back. Isn't it adorable!
Lost Words and Lost Imaginations
It really saddened me to read about the word "Acorn" being removed from one of the children's dictionaries - how incredibly sad to think many children nowadays don’t get opportunities to get to know the mighty oak and all its treasure. Childhood and all it’s magic is precious and sacred, so too is our language; our heritage and our trees. What could be more sacred than the life that gifts us the fresh air we need to survive and home to so many of our little nature friends. The acorn is food for so many birds and creatures. And the little caps - well as you can see make the most adorable hats for little land beings and such like!
We Protect What We Love
Children need time to play in nature, to imagine and create and go on magical adventures. Through this creative nature play they discover more about themselves and their environment and over time a beautiful, loving relationship is formed between the child and Mother Earth.
“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
My love for our children and the natural world will keep me forever creating and sharing for their relationship is vital for our health and wellbeing, for our happiness, our Mother Earth’s happiness and for our future existence.
Connecting the child's heart to Mother Earth's Heart
Make nature play a part of your day- every day!
Play Explore Create
With love and gratitude Marghanita x
