Welcome back to the #LMMLinkup where this week we focus on the value of play in a creative essay written for the Five Minute Friday community. I hope you enjoy.

Children’s laughter, exploration, dreaming, and growing.

We see them in fairy costumes, prancing around as princesses, cowgirls, astronauts, scientists and meteorologist. Each playful activity building their world toward adulthood.

They practice their futures in make believe. Will they become doctors or defenders of justice?

Play opens worlds of imagination on par with reading, writing, and learning.

Do you hear the magic and see the inspiration of future possibilities in each giggle and smile.

My grandson plays at becoming a whale biologist. He draws his future with each whale picture that captures whales of all kinds: his favorite the blue whale.

My daughter looks at the sky with excitement as she observes storm clouds forming, pretending to chase tornadoes.

How do your children envision their futures through play?

Now let’s

Last Week’s Top Clicked Post!

I really agreed with Maree Dee in her post about Dispelling The Myths About Perfection which was our most clicked this week.  She outlines who a real perfectionist is and brings home an important point: “a person striving for perfection is doing so because they do not feel perfect on the inside.” This post is part of an ongoing series. Other post in the series include:

• Are You Exhausted Trying to Reach For Perfection
• 10 Clues You’re Striving For Perfection, Not Excellence
• How To Stop Striving For Perfection
• Monthly Favorites

My Favorite Post of the Week

Ocean Waves, Children and Treasures

I love the simplicity of this post by my friend Gayl Wright.  She captures the magic of summertime at the beach with beloved family members. It is inspiring read.

Remember to check out other hosts’ blogs to see which posts from last week were their favorites. Want to be the next to be featured! Just link up a post and if you are read the most, we will feature you. Also please make sure you link back to us so others will know about our link up and join in. We try to make it worth your while to linkup with us by promoting your posts across our social media networks. We also pin our most clicked and featured posts to our Pinterest Board each week!

Now, it is time to link up to the Literacy Musing Mondays hop!

Linkup Rules:

1. Include a link back or the blog hop button linked to this hop on your posts.
2. Link up the urls to your posts not to your blog.
3. Please remember this is a family-friendly linkup. Although we believe in the right for adults to read whatever they want to read, we prefer to read wholesome posts that feature literature that edify and uplift families. We reserve the right to delete any posts that are not family friendly. We love all kinds of literature and genres including family-friendly inspirational romances, fantasy, or science fiction. We do not welcome any posts that feature excessive violence, sexual content, or any cursing. This rule also applies to book review posts that feature books that are not family-friendly. These posts will be deleted without notice to the blogger or explanation. While we believe in the right for all adults to read whatever they want, we feel our linkup is for family-friendly posts only. Thank you for understanding.
4. We also want to be loving community by supporting one another. Please make a point to do this this week! Visit the two posts before yours and at least one other blogger’s post of your choice! I want to see lots of clicks on everyone’s posts. Remember it is also nice to follow them on their social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
5. Follow your hosts and co-hosts on their social media.
6. Tweet about the link up too.

Be sure to check out my Linkup Parties page for great blog hops that I join each week.