VARIABLE REWARD

Since Humans are instinctively curious...

Since curiosity is fueled by Dopamine's release in the pleasure center of the brain...

And since Dopamine's release is triggered by unpredictable events,  

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Then Unpredictability triggers fun!

OPEN ENDED PLAY

Allowing a kid to go where a kid wants to go when a kid is able to go is critical to development.

TO EAT OR NOT?

In 1972, a Stanford University study told 100 children, “Have one marshmallow now, or wait until the researcher returns and earn two.” 40 years later, the children who waited showed:

MECHANICAL PLAY

Elemental Growth: Establishing pieces and then exploring how they fit together.

ARRRR, YE MATEY

As I combined elements, a face began to appear. I plundered the idea, searching for the loot.

SKULLDUGGERY

Using the eye patch to conceal outcomes became an easy rallying cry for the pirate face.

ALL HANDS HOY!

Time for the Mock Up Making to begin