Children learn best through joy and play, Let them celebrate childhood, their way
बच्चों को हंसते-खेलते सीखने दो,
उन्हें बचपन मनाने दो
उन्हें बचपन मनाने दो
June 11 is International Day of Play, and this year is focused on emphasising the importance of integrating play into children’s daily lives.
#ChoosePlayEveryday
Join us in rallying for the importance of play and reinforcing that play needs to be promoted and protected.
How you can help
- DOWNLOAD The Signs Choose one of the signs from below and print it (or show it on your tablet/phone)
- CLICK A Photo Of you holding up the sign (if there are children playing in the background, that’s even better)
- POST To Social With the hashtag #ChoosePlayEveryday #BachpanManao and tag @BachpanManao @ndtv @UNICEFIndia
Click here to learn more about the power of play.
Play is the heart of early childhood. But screens often get in the way, taking time away from play, which brings learning, growth and joy!
Less Screen More Play
By taking this pledge, you join a community committed to reducing screen time and bringing more play into children’s lives.
Thank you!!
PLEDGES TAKEN
Play is the ultimate cheat code for joyful learning! It has the potential to unlock a range of learning opportunities
Find tips, tools, and resources here to help you on this journey.
ACCESS RESOURCES
Thank You!
For being part of a community committed to reducing screen time and bringing more play into children’s lives.
International Day of Play: Voices of Play - A Manifesto for Every Child
The Voices of Play initiative aimed to build a Play Manifesto, crafted by the children themselves, with support from REACH Collective, Shiksharth, and EkStep Foundation
Whats All The Fuss About? Who Needs To Be Convinced That Play Is Good For Children?
Play naturally fosters creativity, allowing children to tell stories, construct with twigs and rocks, and imagine shapes in clouds.
Play Is Plenty: Why Were Choosing Play, Every Day
Play is how children learn best. It's not extra. It's essential.
Blog: The Learning Brain: Nurturing Your Childs Development With Patience And Engagement
Learn the importance of responsive relationships, language-rich environments, routines, and active play in fostering your child's brain development
Blog: Finding And Decoding Play In the Chores, Chaos And Care
Play is a vital component of a child's growth. It can be integrated into everyday activities,transforming mundane tasks into good learning experiences
Bachpan Manao, Loriyaan Sunao: Celebrating Lullabies With The First Songs Project
Bachpan Manao has launched First Songs' a repository of over 100 lullabies in 13 Indian languages collected from families across India
The Significance Of Play: Enhancing Brain Development, Skills, And Happiness In Children
Play is essential for brain development, building neural pathways while enhancing problem-solving abilities and social skills in children
Play Isn't Just Fun, It's Science: Dr Zirak Marker
Teaching children about failure, anger management, and empathy is vital. Prioritising play over excessive screen time fosters healthy life
A Parents' Guide To Less Screen, More Play For Children
Play shapes young minds! From pretend games to outdoor adventures, every moment builds skills and happiness
How Can We Ensure A Balanced Childhood? Experts' Parental Guidance To Reduce Screen Time
Mrunal Shah, Founder of Sunday Bricks champions environments and interactions that allow children to thrive
Bachpan Manao
is a social mission about making the most of the early childhood opportunity
for learning and growth for India's youngest children. It is about recognizing that:
Learning in early childhood (0-8) happens best through joy and play.
Making the most of this opportunity means :
- Allowing children (and yourself) to celebrate and enjoy their childhood fully
- Giving children the best foundation for all-round development
- Setting children up to learn, grow and succeed
- Enabling children to thrive and drive equity, over time
There are 4 main areas to understand and act on within this mission
The 0-8 year urgency and opportunity
The importance and advantage of
all-round development
The abundant learning opportunities around each child
The power of play in children’s learning and growth
Bachpan Manao is an invitation from EkStep Foundation and NDTV.
Learn moreBACHPANMANAO.ORG
Show Your Love
"Play is essential for all children, everywhere. Play is more than just fun. It's a powerful tool for learning, exploration, and building a happy, healthy future. Praise them, stay enthusiastic, appreciate and encourage them."Sunisha AhujaEducation Specialist (Foundational Learning) UNICEF India- "Play is the foundation of future learning. It builds curiosity, creativity, social skills and all-round development. With the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 endorsing a play-based approach to education for young children, the time is now right to implement this."Rukmini BanerjiCEO, Pratham Education Foundation
- “Play comes naturally to a child as it is an essential and inborn ingredient for the child's brain growth. Depriving a child of play opportunities is nothing short of depriving them the right to grow and develop.”Venita KaulProfessor Emerita-Education, Ambedkar University Delhi
- "Play is a primal, instinctive learning process for children. An unstructured exploration, it helps develop their cognitive, social, and emotional skills holistically. And children know how to play. Attempting to teach ‘play’ is like instructing a fish to swim or a bird to fly!"Reva Jhingan Malik Co-Founder, Primalise
