Loose Parts
Inspiring Play in Young Children
Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials—acorns, hardware, stones, aluminum foil, fabric scraps, for example—that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts are alluring and beautiful. Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This book includes more than 550 color photographs of many kinds of loose parts in real early childhood settings.
