What a fun day we had talking about play and books. All live sessions can be found in the classroom. We have 3 live sessions remaining this week and I encourage you to pop in to 1, 2, or 3. Starting off at 10 am CST Tomorrow is the extremely talented @Joanne Langston she will be guiding you through bringing your story to life. Then at 3 pm CST @Paula Artis will be showing you and your kids how to use AI to bring your kids story to life. Both of these sessions are interactive so bring your paper, pencil, and creativity. On Saturday at 1:30 pm CST @Elliott Robertson helps is close out the summit the way we began, in the kitchen. If you were ever stuck for an idea on how to get your kids playing with their food, in the most positive way possible, this one’s for you.

We're thrilled to welcome some wonderful new faces to Connected Through Play this week! Let's extend a warm welcome to the new members @Jenny Akinosho, @Joanne Langston, @Silvia Molinaro, @Kiara Passante, @Larissa Florido, @Aida Brčaninović, @Gwen Roach, @Hanus Noémi, @Jessica Machado, @Alix Broadhead, @Jessica Senhorinha, @Michele Selvey, @Nici norris norris Norris norris, @Shaye Williams. As you get to know the community, here are some quick tips to get you started: 1. Visit the Start Here Classroom, this provides a roadmap for navigating the community and then, go ahead and #Try This Today - one simple play idea and come back to share. 2. Visit the labs, I'd start with #Day 1: Sink, Float, Predict in The Curious Kitchen or #Day 1: The Observation Mission in the Play Lab. You'll also find broad play ideas by age band in the Play Lab. Try one of these missions and share how they worked for you. 3. Introduce yourself. 3 simple questions: a) Who are you? b) How do you like to play and c) a fun fact about yourself or your family. A quick note, you'll find lots of play prompts and ideas in the Play Ideas & Prompts category, my assistant @Charlotte Bick and I are working on moving all of these to classrooms for you. If you are looking for Games, check out the Games! Games! Games! category and for those of you dealing with the heatwave, I've posted some simple indoor activities this week.