Co-Creating Materials for Storytelling to Overcome Play Barriers with Ade Hofmann
Episode description
Laura chats with her pal and co-facilitator of The Nature and Play Based Consortium, Ade Hofmann. Ade is the founder of Nature Play All Day and she left over a decade of traditional teaching experience behind when she traded fluorescent lights for sunshine. Her philosophy for early childhood education is that living is learning and that play is an essential right to for all! Together Laura and Ade talk about two things they love, stories and outdoor play. They also explore adult control and how this presents barriers for free play.
Highlights:
- Co-Create Materials Together: Ade shares about how she creates some storytelling materials alongside children rather than providing them for them.
- Play Barriers: Laura and Ade discuss how they are recovering perfectionists and their inner dialogue can become a play barrier that can stunt our creativity.
- Rewriting: Listen in as Ade shares some ways to get out of your own way and rewrite the narrative to truly share space with children.
Learn how play barriers can inhibit our ability to be present with children or listen to their stories. Find out some ways to let go of control and embrace creative storytelling!
Connect with Laura: @little.stories.that.stick & website
Connect with Ade: @natureplayallday & follow her podcast The Outside the Box
Grab Ade's freebie: Play matters more, Kindergarten Readiness is a Myth