Place-Making: creating places where amazing experiences happen

Environments condition how we feel, think, and behave; and dramatically affect the quality of our lives. The environment either works for us or against us as we go about our daily lives. Visual environments that are dull and sterile, random and chaotic, or that contain busy murals and visual images that appeal to adults have negative effects on attachment needs and on the healthy development of children’s identity. Character and aesthetic appeal have too often given way to an environment designed to offer images that adults associate with young children or that of cartoon characters, with bright primary colors; it should not have to be that way.

Place-Making involves ways of using environments creatively, imaginatively and with care, in order that children’s play experiences may be enriching and meaningful.

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