photo jason berg kids free time immersed project game dream things happen make huge mess room they're they're leave play time possessed sort deep happiness contentment brand pure abandoned play days asked jason huge polly pocket dolls accessories reaches basement played year confess plastic made playmobil time passed guest room girls playing smile surface nook room transformed polly pocket utopia girls acting long involved dramas comedies minor tragedies dolls balancing open play desire gather open free play time average household town grade friends younger intensely swimming gymnastics dance spend hours days week lessons practice confusing hand sees friends skilled great talent good worry aloud time time find laughable hard listen contradict worries eight-year-old prodigy child aware personal downtime home fiercely protective half-hour piano lesson week hour chorus soccer handle time read play drugs she's fully addicted regular parent struggle issue encourage natural talents teach important apply commit working excel manufacture drive pressure thinking interests selfish twist thrown girls dad's house one-third time two-thirds time fiercely protective time spend running lesson practice rushing dinner worse sitting girls crave family dinner evening playing games yale research written countless times darrylep twitter recently provided link article kids time play kids article reports yale university study decline free play download study february study's findings mothers practically countries childhood striving achieve academics sports structured activities left youngsters time children childhood knew remember child guess average music writing hold playing softball tennis star brother friends endless amounts time play games toys huge boxes collage supplies pour books ride bikes town learned baked lots cookies plenty time chores topic post years owner director lesson planner head teacher preschool huge advocate unstructured play time worries lack unstructured time lack ideas fill parents lots free time kids forgotten free time works adults provide materials ideas kids started model lack creativity free time parent refuse place remember free time fill wanted kids pretty happy fully aware taking stance recently eight-year-old friend long playdate promptly threw idea co-author illustrate book ideas kids started brainstorming ideas refined focus book ideas making things things find recycling book exists positive brilliant idea involved suggested project making designer clothes plastic grocery bags test idea hours armed scissors tape plastic bags designed punk rocker outfits wedding dresses athletic wear medieval costumes created belts sashes fringe pleats necklines skirts fashion show pictures utterly impressed grocery bags garbage bags kitchen trash complaining donate 