Written by authors Walter F. Drew, Ed.D. and Marcia L. Nell, Ph.D. Self Active Play shares with readers the principles and experiences of 30+ years of exploring play through the Institute of Self Active Education and with hundreds of children and educators. Self Active Play delivers insights you can use in opening up the environments for play, stocking play spaces with creative open-ended materials, and on the important job of nurturing teachers and parents in the art of play. This book proves that play is key to optimal development in early childhood and significant to all of us no matter what age.