Ash Perrin and his colleagues are doing great things with play, and this book is a terrific addition to their body of work. It's practical and inspiring for parents and educators alike. Recommended!

I definitely recommend this to other parents struggling with how different our kids’ play looks from what play was like for us growing up. I found it motivational for changing how we do things and it made me feel less “stuck” as a parent in the battle with tablets and phones.

This book is truly a gem, especially in our day and age.
Ash Perrin draws upon his expertise and personal experiences and passion to deliver this wonderful guidebook of play!
Instructions on how to play? Sounds silly at first, but there’s tons of merit and Mr. Perrin will convince you of that by the end of the introduction.
As a “type A” mom of four children under four years old, this book is an incredible benefit. If there’s one thing we could use more of in our family homeschool, it’s play! And this is coming from a home where there’s NO TV, tablets, screen-time for the kids!!
While the book is geared towards classrooms, youth groups, etc. (requiring 8-12 players for some of the games) I intend to use it exclusively for our family and it’ll work just fine.
My heart swells at the thought of all the family memories to be made from this wonderfully and expertly written gem!

-1 star for kindle compatibility issues (hard to read certain sections because of the background) other than that, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

A cute book with advice for parents or caregivers who want to connect/engage more with the children in their lives but aren't sure how. The book places an emphasis on games and gives instructions on how to play them with your children. I didn't feel like this was revolutionary, but a good guide for those who are looking.

Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a fun and quick book outline why play is important for kids and adults as well as illustrating how to have fun with some do it yourself games. I'm a big fan of board games and this book did a good job bringing up ideas on how to engage your family. My only critic is that this would a lot more effective if the author incorporated more real life pictures with instructions. More like a recipe book. Other than that, awesome book.