{"id":62,"date":"2023-01-06T19:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/chapter\/explore-more-about-block-play-and-constructive-play\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:44:10","slug":"explore-more-about-block-play-and-constructive-play","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.usnh.edu\/playandlearning\/chapter\/explore-more-about-block-play-and-constructive-play\/","title":{"raw":"Ch. 13 Explore More About Block Play and Constructive Play","rendered":"Ch. 13 Explore More About Block Play and Constructive Play"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"334\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/www.preschools.sa.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/loose_parts_play.jpg\" alt=\"loose parts play, children playing with wood pieces from a tree\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">By Sterling District Kindergarten, SA.GOV.AU, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/au\/\">Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)<\/a><\/span>[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWant to learn more about how to support children's play with loose parts? 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