Play it!
Games are all about taking a step of action and putting your ideas to the test.
Introduction
Keep your dreams alive with new games & activities every month
Games, activities and stories are central to our philosophy of learning, because they all involve play, and playing is scientifically proven to help you learn. Even animals play games. You can see that we included the idea of a game in our very own logo. Of course, it’s a crossword puzzle, and it reinforces our tagline and the three steps of turning dreams into reality: 1) Dream it! 2) Map it! 3) Play it!
All of our games and activities are fun, educational and inspirational, but they are taken out of the context of our unique and evidence-based, how-to-dream process. So, get to a good start by learning the step-by-step process with Dream it! A Playbook To Spark Your Imagination.
Our latest pencil & paper games
These are traditional pencil and paper games and activities that teach important concepts in a fun and memorable way. Each game highlights a mini-step in our process of learning how to dream and turning those dreams into reality. Our games also reinforce basic subjects like the three R’s (reading, writing, arithmetic) and are intended to keep kids grounded in this digitally-saturated world.
And stay tuned to test drive some new games for our upcoming sequel “Map it!”
Emoji games: memory, tic tac toe, charades and more
We made a fun emoji variation of some classic games—memory, tic tac toe and charades. Both kids and adults will enjoy this simple but challenging game. Download the free PDF today.
Bridge the gap
A 3-part worksheet to help you get unstuck. This is an exercise to help you overcome obstacles and achieve your dream. Can you get from one side to the other using either logic or emotions?
Our latest crafts & activities
Fun arts and crafts activities to teach children (and adults) how to turn dreams into reality. These activities are great for workshops, schools, homeschools, birthday parties and team building.
10 ideas to bring books to life for children
The first step is to making sure your children learn the moral to the story is when parents and teachers make reading as interactive and entertaining as possible.
Augmented reality for children’s books
Wondering how to bring a book to life for children? Try these fun and free augmented reality (AR) mini apps that we created.
Our latest Backyard Adventures
You don’t have to go far to have an adventure. These are cool, fun, mini-expeditions helping students and parents see the world with eyes of wonder and to learn by playing. They will teach all three steps of our formula. First, we’ll inspire you with a dream. Second, you’ll have to plan your adventure. And third, you’ll get to do it! Along the way, we hope you find a few things that you’ll love to do and learn how to overcome obstacles.
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Bingo Scavenger Hunt — Backyard Edition
Bingo Scavenger Hunt: Backyard Edition. Play at home or with your neighbor. You’ll be surprised at everything you discover: plants, animals, bugs, rocks, stars and more.
Visit Mars from your Backyard
You can visit Mars right from your own home or backyard in more ways than one. Yes! Seriously.
Our latest mental health tools
Believe it or not, your mental health is your first line of defense to staying healthy! When stressful times occur — like they always will — it’s just as important to make sure we are feeling good emotionally as it is physically. One scientifically proven way to boost immune function is by thinking and acting optimistically. Yes! In other words, dreaming and setting life goals can be good for your health.
These activities fall into the category of Play It! Having fun and learning how to overcome obstacles. Actually, our whole website is dedicated to mental health and happiness. These articles, games and activities are especially good for parents, teachers and healthcare workers. In fact, we think they would be educational and challenging for any adult.
Three simple reasons why we need emotions
Some emotions show us what we love, others protect us from harm, and as you can see in the rainbow illustration from our book, all of them put together, like colors on an artist’s palette, paint a beautiful picture of life. I’ll explain these ideas below. And, I have a fun challenge for you that I call “the joy of fear.”
Bridge the gap
A 3-part worksheet to help you get unstuck. This is an exercise to help you overcome obstacles and achieve your dream. Can you get from one side to the other using either logic or emotions?
Our latest stories
We love to tell inspirational stories about our journey through life and the lessons we learned. Relive the adventures in these fun and educational stories.
Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life
This is the true story about a man who bicycles around the world questing for the secret of life. His journey is full of many wonders, but he eventually returns home discouraged—only then does he discover the secret in the last place left to look.
Fluffy Bunny
Read the original, award-winning story by our co-author, Sara, that she wrote when she was in the 4th grade. Reprinted here with an alternative ending and new illustrations by Scott.
Share your dream
There are two big benefits to sharing your dream: 1) You may inspire someone with a new dream, like to invent clean energy or write the next great novel or simply smile. 2) It counts as a step of action to help make your dream real! And, who knows, you might inspire someone with a matching dream to join yours. So, while you’re here, take a moment to wish our dreamers big success.
To make it easier to share the inspiration, we’re now posting all our dreams on Instagram. You can post your dream, too. Tag your dream #dreamaplay. Or email us your dream and we’ll post it for you.
