Motherhood in Hollywood Interview

Yesterday the wonderful Heather Brooker had me on her podcast, Motherhood in Hollywood, to talk about the power of play.

Heather and I talked about how play can help your child's development and ways that families can find fun ways to play together.

She had some rad stories about her toddler's playful spirit that I loved hearing. Heather mentioned a part of my book that her and her family could totally relate to: the totally spontaneous dance party. I swear this is something not just the little kids will love. Your older ones might roll their eyes initially, but will definitely jump in eventually.

The perfect recipe for a kitchen dance party:

• Pre-made playlists packed with pop music everyone knows the words to. Make sure each family member has their fave song or two on there. 
• Have "microphones" within reach like your spatula or whisk 
• Add a mini-operated disco ball to your kitchen decor. Nobody can resist a disco ball.

You can listen to the full pod below (our chat starts at about nine minutes in), and be sure to subscribe to hear more awesome interviews and commentary from Heather!


For more awesome ideas for playing together with your family, friends, partner, and for yourself, pick up a copy of my first book, Well Played, and bookmark GeniusOfPlay.com. It's a great resource for DIY's, game ideas, and lots of research on the importance of play!