Rather than provide a concrete list of play activities (e.g. go for a bike ride, tell a story, sing a song, etc.) this list of playful verbs allows the reader (and the author) to use their own imagination to decide how these verbs can be used to create play states.
- run
- jump
- whisper
- crawl
- hop
- leap
- crunch
- swap
- rattle
- snap
- crack
- pop
- laugh
- roll
- duck
- hide
- seek
- find
- tap
- creep
- imagine
- create
- sneak
- draw
- color
- pick
- guess
- ponder
- prance
- dance
- swing
- rock
- flick
- throw
- twirl
- whirl
- spin
- twiddle
- doddle
- giggle
- share
- trot
- strut
- gallop
- choose
- collect
- narrate
- celebrate
- tell
- tumble
- socialize
- move
- gather
- replace
- wander
- sing
- write
- touch
- feel
- taste
- observe
- see
- discover
- wiggle
- scribble
- trace
- follow
- predict
- sniff
- smell
- count
- peel
- tear
- smear
- paste
- stick
- alternate
- switch
- turn
- walk
- examine
- slide
- splash
- slip
- stir
- hang
- climb
- hike
- ski
- skate
- surf
- score
- squeeze
- clap
- swipe
- pour
- stack
- drive
- ride
- twist
- shout
- listen
- hear
- fiddle
- tinker
- smile
- smirk
- slurp
- try
- tickle
- kick
- push
- hold
- shake
- pretend
- fabricate
- pull
- paddle
- peddle
- build
- make
- invent