It's time. Introducing THE GRAND UNPLUGGED: a 4-day global adventure hunt for Connected Through Play families, running June 19-22. Here's how it works: You form a team (any size, any age, anywhere in the world). You choose from 20 challenges. You document everything with photos or videos. You post your submissions right here in the community. Then everyone votes for their favorites across a handful of award categories. One team member will need to be a Connected Through Play member to post submissions. The challenges include crafty builds, outdoor play, community service acts, and at least one item that will absolutely confuse your neighbors. There is a point system and it is gloriously unbalanced. Beautiful failures earn bonus points. Solo players get a bonus for sheer audacity. The full hunt document — all 20 items, rules, point values, and award categories — drops on launch day. Mark your calendars: June 19. I'll see you at the starting line.

This is a fun! The very first Curious Kitchen Lab #Welcome to Mix, Bubble, and Bake Add your shoutouts for @Mary Nunaley below! 🥳🎉

Brought to you by Connected Through Play, the Pocket Play Advisor app is designed to give you quick wins when you need an activity for the kids and don't know what to do. Driven by AI but created by an experienced learning designer, the Pocket Play Advisor might become your new friend when the "I'm bored's" start to roar. The app is free but a log in is required. This allows you to save favorite activities.

Grab your favorite beverage and turn frustration into a psychological superpower. We will explore the Resilience Playground, and discover how play builds a high-capacity stress response system. Think about the last time you watched your child try to tie a shoe, build a Lego set, or work through a difficult video game level. They start to huff. Their breathing changes. Maybe they throw a piece across the room, or maybe they slam their laptop shut and declare, 'I’m terrible at this.' What does your brain do in that exact millisecond? It enters rescue mode. We want to smooth it over. We fix the Lego tower, we solve the problem, or we say, 'It’s okay, you don't have to play that game anymore.' But this week, we are making a massive shift. We are moving from shielding them from friction to scaffolding the recovery. Play is the only safe environment where the human brain can simulate failure without survival-level consequences. When we rescue them from the frustration of play, we accidentally steal the exact reps they need to handle the frustration of life. If they don't have Ownership over their struggle, they can never have ownership over their resilience." Join us for a coffee chat over in the Connected Through Play community this Sunday at 8:30 a.m. EST New York. Bring your questions and let's bounce back.

Yesterday the idea popped up for a late July summit... Summer Skool ✨ SHOWCASE ✨ 3-days of presentations by VIP members Tues, Wed, Thurs July 21-23 You in? 🙋