false 280429 1 Imaginative play is more vital for a child's future than many parents and educators realize. The more they are allowed to be absorbed in their play, the more fully and effectively they will later take their place in the community of adults. <br /><br />Drawing on her experiences as a mother and as a proponent of Rudolf Steiner's Waldorf system of education, author Heidi Britz-Crecelius emphasizes the different qualities of play that may extend through more than one phase of childhood. She focuses on natural materials and recommends specific games, toys, and art supplies that further the mobility of the mind and the powers of expression without the burden that premature schooling can place on children. <br /><br />In <em>Children at Play</em>, the author also reminds us that the human being, though bound by laws of space and time and tied to the earth, stems from eternity and belongs to a much larger community; the child's innermost being is directly related to the all-embracing world of spirit. 272023 1 3 1996 Children at Play: Using Waldorf Principles to Foster Childhood Development total:14|5:5|4:4|3:3|2:2| 14 54 35 1 2 0 false false Mon May 19 08:13:19 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 08:13:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 30 10:21:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 22:08:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 10:21:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 10:20:11 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:20:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 08:35:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 08:35:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 24 13:03:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:03:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Apr 04 07:34:38 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 07:34:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 11:28:10 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 11:28:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 25 16:36:34 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 09 12:19:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 09:25:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 09:25:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 11 09:26:48 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 09:26:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 26 07:50:38 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 07:50:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 22 19:40:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 19:40:41 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Dec 21 15:06:51 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 15:06:54 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Apr 05 08:09:21 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 16 16:51:08 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 05 08:09:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Dec 07 15:22:06 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:22:06 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Dec 05 15:20:53 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 15:21:00 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 18 14:54:33 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 14:54:33 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 06 20:13:12 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 20:13:12 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 20 15:49:44 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 15:49:44 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Sep 30 19:36:17 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 19:36:17 -0700 2008