Starlight, a leading UK charity working to put play at the heart of every child’s healthcare
Is launching their new annual fundraising and engagement event, called The Big Play.
On 11 June, getting the nation to join in a playful moment (anything from one minute upwards) where people stop what they’re doing, wherever they are, and take part in one simple, joyful, no-props-needed game of “Simon Says”
Nicola Wilson, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Starlight, explained: “We’re inviting people to sign us as a Play Maker, and on the day take a photo or video of their moment and post on social media with #thebigplay and tagging Starlight.”
Nicola added “Play breaks down the formality between colleagues, closes the distance between a parent and a child who’ve both been staring at separate screens, gives a play specialist and a frightened child a moment of being simply human together. In an increasingly unstable and crazy world, the work of play has never been more important and this campaign is a timely reminder of our USP – the transformative power of play. The Big Play doesn’t ask people to become someone different. It reminds them of who they already were. Play makes things possible. Play makes things matter. Play makes things better.”
For more information and on how to sign up, you can visit their website at https://www.starlight.org.uk/the-big-play
