We did encounter some large groups engaging in "play" in the open areas/ grassy fields, but it appeared to be mostly structured forms of play. They took part in rule-based, organized, large-group ...

A range of structured activities helps kids develop ... Unstructured activity is usually in the form of play. Play can vary in intensity—a running game like tag promotes heart-pumping activity ...

Structured Play Reporter Marge Pitroff of member station WUWM in Milwaukee reports on the role of modern summer camps in the lives of today's kids, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of ...

It is a semi-structured form of play that allows for individual expression and some happy moments. But too often, there is a sense that such an endeavor is a waste of time. “Play,” Lynn said ...

The authors studied the schedules and play habits of 70 six-year-old children, measuring how much time each of them spent in “less structured,” spontaneous activities such as imaginative play ...

For an activity to be less-structured, the child must be in charge of deciding what to do and figuring out how to do it. All forms of free play counted as less-structured activities. The ...