Recently I have had to make the case for magic when talking to fellow parents and adults. In these conversations, I realized what I am really doing is making a case for play. This seems odd to me, so I was inspired to share my own personal case for magic and play. Now more than any moment in our collective memory, we should support and celebrate play. Play is critical to our developing brains. It is powerful and transformative. It sparks laughter and shared memories of sillin