Child Quote by Marianne Elliott

Play is the work of the child.

— Maria Montessori

It is not an exaggeration to say that play is as basic to your child's total development as good food, cleanliness, and rest.

— Joanne E Oppenheim

When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.

— Joni Mitchell

Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.

— Bob Keeshan

Play is the work of childhood.

— Jean Piaget

Children basically need one thing: to be played with.

— Ben Miller

Our brain comes hard-wired with an urge to play, one that hurls us into sociability. A child's play both demands and creates its own…

— Daniel Goleman

For children, play is exceedingly seriously & important

— Fred Rogers

Playing as children means playing is the most serious thing in the world.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Play is really the work of childhood

— Fred Rogers

Play is basic to all normal and healthy children. It provides pleasure and learning and a minimum of risks and penalties for mistakes.

— Frank Caplan

It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.

— Donald Woods Winnicott