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Invention at Play Family Guide

September 15, 2015

Open-ended play and inventing activities for adults and children to do together!

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This (PDF) booklet highlights inventors who started out as great players and who recall a strong link between their play and inventing, encourages adults to create an enriching play/inventing environment at home with hands-on, minds-on suggestions, and offers open-ended play and inventing activities for adults and children to do together!

Also available in Spanish.

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Resources

IAP Family Guide - English.pdf IAP Family Guide - Spanish.pdf

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