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Associated Press
9 hours ago
- Science
- Associated Press
Teachers Love Builders Space and Now There's More to Love
Bright Day Big Blocks Adds New Gears and Chutes to Popular Builders Space Kit 'Our teacher community always provides us with the best and brightest ideas'— David Krishock LOS ANGELES , CA, UNITED STATES, June 27, 2025 / / -- Bright Day Big Blocks majors in big blocks, big kid-size soft foam building blocks for children that inspire them to create, to express themselves in building anything they can imagine. Youngsters usually build the things they love to think about the most – be it dinosaurs or robots, cityscapes or space stations or medieval castles, vehicles like trains and planes, insects or monsters – anything. The early childhood education community, specifically teachers, have applauded Bright Day over the years for helping them build cognitive skills such as creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and confidence in their children – as well as physical traits such as strength and stamina, coordination and dexterity, and more. Who knew when Bright Day invented their product called Builders Space ® it would also be so loved, and enthusiastically supported by the education community. Builders Space was inspired by what's come to be known as the Maker Movement in schools and play centers. The Maker Movement was invented in the early 2000's and really began gaining traction by 2013. The Maker Movement encourages hands-on learning, and creative problem solving through tinkering. Builders Space by Bright Day is a simple idea. The kit contains 21 flat panels that adhere to a wall, and sometimes the floor, each panel has holes, like a peg board. Made to be used with the panels are 300 smaller, hand size building blocks that enable children to build off of the wall, and up from the floor. Builders Space comes as a kit, the panels and blocks can create a builder or maker space about 5 feet tall and over 10 feet long. South Korea, long known for their progressive approach to educating their young children, has used the Builders Space extensively. Changsook Kim, head of the Greem School in Seoul has installed the biggest Builders Space wall and floor in the world. She says, 'why wouldn't we give the children a place, their space, where anything is creatively possible?' She continues, 'Builders Space is more than a place to play, it is a place to learn – where children can learn math, science, and through dreaming and storytelling build their vocabulary – it's a special, magical place'. Due to its success, new to Builders Space this coming school year are two add-ons kits, one called Gears and the other Chutes. The Chutes can be explained as blocks with channels that enable balls to run through them – the channel blocks hang on the building wall and children find a dozen ways to have fun, rolling the balls through the channels blocks - and maybe in the process learn about gravity and science. The Gear blocks employ a ratchet system and when installed on the wall by children they create a fun and fantastic configuration full of circular motion – and learn about energy and physics. David Krishock, a co-founder at Bright Day Big Blocks comments – 'we would love to claim genius on Builders Space, but the fact is that our teacher community always provides us with the best and brightest ideas'. He continues, 'children playing with gear and chute type products have been available and in use for decades – we just updated the idea a bit, married the idea up with our Builders Space - and voila! – more fun, more ways for young children to play and learn'. Builders Space is available at Bright Day Big Blocks now. And beginning July 1, 2025 new Gears and Chutes will be available and added to the USA and International product catalogs. Contact Bright Day Big Blocks and nonprofit Bright Day Foundation at [email protected] or 01-818-914-6541. About Bright Day Big Blocks BRIGHT DAY BIG BLOCKS is a fun, new and unique play system designed to stimulate creative play. Bright Day offers big, soft blocks and designs play space environments that peaks a child's curiosity, unlocks creativity, inspires collaboration, and builds confidence. Our big foam blocks enable play that builds cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills important to the development of all children. Bright Day can be found throughout the world in schools and play centers – on playgrounds, in libraries, children's hospitals, family resort hotels, airports, family restaurants, public parks, summer camps – anywhere and everywhere you find children playing. Bright Day Big Blocks are transforming children's lives through play. 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Associated Press
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Bright Day Foundation Begins Screening Bold New Documentary Film
Film Promises to Inform the World - Play is the Best Way for Our Children to Learn! 'We thank Westland School, in Los Angeles, California for working so closely with us to help make this important documentary film project a reality"' — David Krishock LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 11, 2025 / / -- Last month, January in the warm, sunny mountains of northern Los Angeles an eager group of educators and parents gathered at Westland School to pre-screen the rough edit of a new documentary film, PLAY IS THE WAY. David Krishock and Laurel Tucker, Founders of the Bright Day Play and Bright Day Foundation, who funded production of this film, sum up this initiative by saying, 'Our project began as a book but quickly evolved to a film to more easily reach the billions of educators and parents worldwide. Everyone knows that play is important for children, but few know just how important play is to the cognitive and emotional, the physical and social development of children. Our children, the ones we love the most! The project began with years of research, and by working with medical doctors and education experts we learned that there are smarter countries in the world, and many of them use play to better develop their children. With our film production crew we traveled the world, 8 smarter countries, and 20 locations, speaking with dozens of experts, and playing with hundreds of children. This film will take our audience to places they have never seen before - to best-practice schools and play centers that demonstrate in tangible ways how play is the best way for children to learn, to learn everything - the math, science, reading and writing - everything, and enabling them to build a lifelong love of learning. Today, globally, children are suffering from play depravation, what doctors refer to as a medical emergency, a global crisis – but through our films message there is a solution – and play is the way. Our film calls for a modern revolution – for parents and educators to advocate for more play and play-based learning in schools – to demand much better for our children, and to do so now.' The film screening at Westland School was introduced by Head of School, Melinda Tsapatsaris. She spoke to her guests that evening about 'the importance of this film to help build an awareness and understanding of the benefits play and play-based learning provides children' – as well as her and her staffs pride in 'being included and involved in this film project'. David Krishock thanks Westland School. 'Westland School was one of 20 film participants, but was a key most resource that truly helped anchor the content of this film project.' He states further – 'we could not have successfully completed this film project without Melinda, and the guidance and support of the entire Westland School community. In total we worked at and with Westland for approximately a months' time. We interviewed and filmed the school administrators, the school teachers, the parents, and of course we captured the children, the Westland students participating in so many magical learning moments.' The pre-screening brought waves of emotion from its audience, roars of laughter and tears of joy, educators and parents witnessing a film expression of their academic philosophy as well as their own amazing children engaged in incredible moments of dreaming, doing, and learning. Stay tuned for more updates as the film is completed, continues global pre-screenings, and ultimately finds its home on streaming platforms and in theaters world-wide. To find out more about Bright Day Play, Bright Day Foundation, the documentary film, and local viewing opportunities reach out to [email protected] – or call 01 818 914 6541. About Bright Day Foundation: Bright Day Foundation is a USA government registered 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization. With a mission to help educators and engaged parents better understand the critical nature of play in the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of all children. With a goal to create a modern revolution, acting now to reinvent what's been called an antiquated early childhood education system and embed the radical notion that quite possibly play is simply the best way for children to learn. Bright Day Foundation advances its mission and goal by: ~ Creating, producing and distributing instructional content for adults – i.e. our feature global film documentary, PLAY IS THE WAY! ~ Distributing how-to classroom learning aid for teachers – i.e. our PLAY. THEME + PROJECT based preschool CURRICULUM. ~ Donating play tools to underserved schools, tools that inspire play and learning i.e. our BRIGHT DAY BIG BLOCKS donated via our TITLE WONDERFUL giving program. Bright Day Foundation is here to help the world, to help your children Play, and by doing so Learn! Bright Day Foundation is transforming children's lives through Play! Laurel Tucker 818-914-6541 email us here YouTube Legal Disclaimer:
