Shifting perceptions of play: How Open-Ended, Nature-Based Experiences Engage Families and Communication
Project Abstract
We will be running Healthy Horseplay, but with adults! We will role play and have some of the participants serve as children, and some of them serve as the children, parent or caregiver. We will model what we do at any Healthy Horseplay event (step back, allow for open ended play, ensure safety, reflect on children play, talk with parents/caregivers about play, etc.). After a short role play, we will debrief and discuss. The focus for participants will be to understand how we "teach" parents about the open-ended play of their children, in the hopes that it will transfer to other play spaces, including at home!
Conference
Conference Name - International Play Association “Child’s Right to Play”
Date - October 22nd - 25th
Sponsoring Body - International Play Association.
Conference Website - https://ipausa.org/events/2025-ipa-usa-conference/2025-call-for- presentations/
Funding Type
Travel Grant
Academic College
College of Education & Human Services
Area/Major/Minor
Health and Physical Education (Certified)
Degree
Bachelor of Science
Classification
Freshmen
Name
Kimberly Vigil
Academic College
College of Education & Human Services
Recommended Citation
Deist, Katie A.; Hosick, Drew; Lax, Sophie; Deist, Katie; McGill, Josh; Jenkins, Cody; and Vigil, Kimberly, "Shifting perceptions of play: How Open-Ended, Nature-Based Experiences Engage Families and Communication" (2025). ORCA Travel & Research Grants. 210.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/orcagrants/210
