Let's Play

About Let's Play

Play is crucial for children's development, creativity and wellbeing. In this podcast series we explore how and why play is such a significant part of our work in Save the Children. We talk to practitioners and experts from all over the world from Mexico to Ukraine and Uganda to Bangladesh on how play is being used to help some of the most vulnerable children to recover, learn, and grow. Made with the support of the LEGO Foundation.

Publisher

Save the Children

Category

education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 May 2024

Latest episode

17 May 2024

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 May 2024

   Episode 3 – Challenges and how to overcome them

   We discuss how play is perceived around the world. In many cultures play is regarded as silly and a waste of time. So how do we convince parents and stakeholders that play is vital to children's development and learning?

2. 

   17 May 2024

   Episode 2 - How do we work with play around the world?

   We take a trip around the world to explore how play is being used. Among other places we visit Ukraine and get an insight into how play helps war-affected children, and we visit Jordan, where play is utilized to ignite learning and creativity.

3. 

   17 May 2024

   Episode 1 – What is play?

   We establish what we know about play from science and why play has a crucial role in working with vulnerable children, for example those who have witnessed war and conflict.

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