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The Importance of Play

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Children – especially young children – need to play to develop their physical and emotional capabilities. A young entrepreneur decided to open up space where they can do just that, New Era reports.

By Catherine Sasman

WINDHOEK

“Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream,” rings out from the speakers mounted on all sides of the hall.

Adding to the din is the pitter-patter of running feet of little children as they clamber and crawl, jump and run over and through a myriad of carefully constructed obstacles within a huge steel structure enclosed by a green fishing net. They glide down slides in shrilled excitement and submerge themselves and play-swim in a ball-pool of 10ǟ