I probably won't live to see grandchildren, so I got down in the sand box and dug in for some playtime.
"In an hour of playtime," Hayake wrote, "I probably leave more money lying on the floor than a new character can make in a week of playtime.
Take advantage of it, by indulging in a little gentle playtime.
Cat Magic, in Nagoya in south central Japan, offers an extensive set menu (complete with beer and sake) priced to include some built-in playtime.
And of course, I remember, too, the tuck-ins and playtimes and that awesome ability I once had to kiss away tears.
Ms. Little's daughters, ages 6 and 12, have been to Zuccotti Park so often that the protesters' communication system is now a factor in their playtime at home.
Vincent Canby, writing in The Times in 1973, called "Playtime" "Tati's most brilliant film, a bracing reminder in this all-too-lazy era that films can occasionally achieve the status of art".
Sawaya's work is just the latest thing to highlight the versatility of Lego, which, despite harking back to playtime in a pre-PlayStation age, achieved revenues of $4bn £2.4bnn) in 2012.
Stories at 11 a.m. in Rector Park West; dance from 6 30 to 8 p.m. in Esplanade Plaza; Battery Park City, Lower Manhattan, (212) 267-9700, bpcparks.org; free.20100805 SummerStarz (Thursday) Music and playtime in a park are always delightful, but this series offers movies too.
Where Mary Martin had the pixieish quality of a young mom or teacher cheerfully engaging in playtime — her Peter embodied a kid's attitude ("I don't wanna wear a tie!"), wielded a strange authority ("Lovelier thoughts, Michael!"), and was the ultimate bad influence — Williams had the grave air of a woman who would boldly wear a somewhat mannish haircut to achieve a childhood dream.
By the time of its release in December 1967, Playtime's futurism had taken on a slightly archaic tinge; the 60s were a hard decade to keep up with.
