“…According to Brown (2009), play allows adults to simulate life, test alternatives, deal with uncertainties, and escape everyday restrictions. Play permits adults to look at situations differently and can lead to improvements in mood and outlook (Brown, 2009;Liapi & Ackermann, 2016;Van Vleet & Feeney, 2015). In a photo-elicitation study of play in children, college students, and retirees, Swank, Smith-Adcock, and Puig (2017) found themes of connection, creativity, discovery, freedom, fun, growth, inner self, risk, and play across the life span.…”