H.G. Wells’ Floor Games: A Father’s Account of Play and Its Legacy of Healing
Editor: Barbara A. Turner, PhD
The delightful story of creative play with miniature figures and
magical worlds on the nursery floor is brought back to life in this
reprint of a historical work. Written for his sons in 1911, Wells’
story immerses the reader in a tale where possibilities are the
given and surprises the fact. Floor Games has since been used as a
teaching tool for psychotherapists the world over to understand
children's methods of thinking.
Although unknown to H.G. Wells, Floor Games would be the foundational inspiration for the development of sandplay therapy, the non-verbal psychotherapeutic method now used the world over for treatment of both children and adults. An insightful postscript explores the evolution of sandplay, the critical role of play in all learning and growth, as well as the history of play in Wells’ prolific creative life. Text includes historic photos of H.G. Wells and his family.
Part of the Sandplay Classics series, which includes Images of the Self and Sandplay: A Psychotherapeutic Approach to the Psyche.
H. G. Wells is the renowned author of The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and many other books of social philosophy and commentary.
Barbara A. Turner, PhD is a sandplay therapist, teacher, writer and consultant.
Price: $27.95
Pages: 112
Book Type: Paper
ISBN: 0972851720
978-0-9728517-2-5
B&W Photos: 14
Line Drawings: 75
Publisher: 2004 Temenos Press®
Table of Contents
Title: H.G. Wells’ Floor Games: A Father’s Account of Play and Its
Legacy of Healing
Editor: Barbara A. Turner, PhD
© Copyright 2004 Temenos Press®
Table of Contents
Prolog
H.G. Wells’ Floor Games
Postscript
H.G. Wells
Margaret Lowenfeld
Dora Maria Kalff
The Sandplay Method
A Word About Play
Conclusion
Resources
Index