Creative Play Time Analysis

The articles I read discused whether it is more important for children to have creative play, or to have organized activies. I personally think that it is important to have both types of activities. I feel that for early age kids, it is very important and fun to have creative play time. I have 5 kids, and I remember how much fun it was for them to have the freedom of creative play time. We played with food, crayons, clay, paint, dirt, and so many other things. The only rules were to touch, feel, observe, sometimes taste but the biggest rule for us was to have fun. For a young child it is fun to just feel the different textures of things, the different colors, and smells. It also creates bonding time with the parents. I loved