Everyday play, play every day
Popped over to Glasgow to see Andthen the other day and saw something on the street. It got me thinking.
A football pitch drawn on a street in chalk.
Firstly, this is very Glasgow.
Secondly, presumably people played a little game here (subbuteo? Street subbuteo? Streetbutteo? Stru-beet-eo?)
But before that, they had a piece of chalk and some pavement.
So whoever drew it had to think "let's play a game".
Not only that, they had to think "let's play a game right here".
They didn't think "if only we had a board".
They took over the boring bit of street and made it a playground - but even before that, they saw an opportunity to create an opportunity to play.
That's my favourite 'type' or aspect of playfulness - reframing the world around us as opportunities to be playful, whether it's singing in the shower, walking instead of taking the bus, or drawing a football pitch on the pavement.
Playfulness turns everyday things into fun.
When was the last time you turned the everyday fun?
P.S. Oooh, everyday play - I like that. What shall we do with it?