The Recorder
January 23, 2026
Amy Sowder
At the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester in Mount Kisco, two little
girls packed sand into an orange mold. One 3-year-old’s fingers dug into some
kinetic sand, grabbed a handful and let it ooze from her fingertips.
“No, no more!” said the girl holding the mold. “No more?” asked the other girl.
“No, no more. I want a little bit.”
“Little bit?” asked the other girl, and removed sand from the orange mold.
This kind of play, without adult correction or established goals, frees children to learn through experience and curiosity.
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