Play is a state of mind

Play is vitally important for children and adults. Play is a state of mind and attitude that leads to wonder and discovery. When we play, we enter into a state of flow, a highly focused state of consciousness that promotes creativity and innovation. 
 
P – Present - When we play we are present and in the moment, and we find a sense of place and belonging  
L – Lasting - When we play we build lasting memories that sustain us for the rest of our life
A – Active - When we play we actively build relationships with people and the environment
Y – You - When we play we focus on ourselves to find our childhood genius 

Playful Transformation promotes the benefits of play through the use of Loose Parts. We believe that both children and adults benefit from playing with ordinary objects (Loose Parts) that offer multiple affordances to grow our creativity and capacities to freely explore, design, reflect, and innovate.

Testimonials

  • Muy Bien! Fantastic, engaging, fun and knowledgeable. Thank you for your work and passion for early learners. If only testing people could see learning in this new way. Inspiring!
    — Participant, PreK4-SA
  • It’s been a pleasure listening to Miriam and to reflect on what really is our mission as educators, our responsibility to enhance children’s lives and respect for our communities and the world. Thank you for all you do for our children.
    — Alicia Victoria, PreK4-SA
  • We had so much fun at the Loose Parts workshop a couple weekends ago! We ended up taking 4 teachers—which was actually enough to spread the enthusiasm to the rest of the staff. We’ve gone to our closets and garages, Scrap Humboldt and the hardware store to bring back enough cool parts to require a much-needed reorganization of our materials. The kids have met every challenge and expanded up it. Thanks First 5!
    — Participant, First 5 Event
  • Amazing, I am really looking forward to putting more loose parts in my classroom. Some great ideas to implement. It has my mind running wild!
    — Participant, PreK4-SA
  • While I have often used loose parts in my program, you have added so many new ideas to my toolbox.
    Thank you for demonstrating each concept from STEAM.
    — Sonia Thomas, PRO Family Child Care

  • Great workshop with so many innovative and relevant content and ideas.
    — Participant, PreK4-SA
  • I just want to say how inspired I’ve been the past few weeks after attending the Loose Parts workshop hosted by First Five. I’ve been enjoying getting to put out different materials as well as collecting things I might have usually thrown away or recycled. I love attending workshops where I can take and implement ideas the following day at work…this was one of those workshops. I have definitely been keeping my eyes out for “Loose Parts” with a whole new perspective. One of the most beneficial parts of the workshop was being able to physically demonstrate how loose parts are used in each part of STEAM. Huge thank you to First Five for their financial investment into making sure quality presenters are available for us early childhood educators to attend. It makes our jobs and field more professional and I feel appreciated as a teacher.
    — Participant, First 5 Event
  • The presentation will go a long way in helping me to achieve my goal in teaching science to kids in Liberia, West Africa.
    — Participant, PreK4-SA
  • Great workshop! Really enjoyed this session, the presenter was outgoing, fun and very knowledgeable on the material that she was teaching us. I also enjoyed the hands-on ideas in the session.
    — Kay Franklin, Elementary

  • I never had so much fun at a professional development. Very insightful!
    — Participant, PrK4-SA

Kodo and Redleaf Press

Playful Transformation is excited to announce a new collaboration with Kodo and Redleaf Press. Miriam Beloglovsky and the Kodo team have been hard at work, creating Loose Parts kits that can be used in early childhood classrooms, family early care and education programs, and home school environments to foster inquiry and engagement.  The kits complement the Loose Parts: Inspiring Play award-winning books. 
Loose Parts are more than ordinary objects; they are unexpected discoveries that stimulate children’s curiosity and give reign to their imagination. The combination of the Loose Parts: Inspiring Play series of books and the unexpected discoveries offered by the loose parts sold at Kodo will give children and adults hours of joyful play."
Miriam Beloglovsky - Author and founder of Playful Transformation

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Miriam Beloglovsky and Playful Transformation offer educators and families unique services to integrate play in schools and at home to help children and adults experience play's benefits. Be sure to sign up for the Playful Transformation Newsletter and for upcoming announcements.