Parenting

How children play across the world

30 beautiful photographs of children from across the globe.
Children playing in Myanmar

It doesn’t matter where you comes from, it’s a universal truth that children love to play.

Kids are inherently playful and imaginative and have the remarkable ability to find joy and entertainment in the simplest of things.

This gallery of images – originally curated by Bored Panda – were taken by photographers from across the globe. What they have captured show just how pure and beautiful children’s play can be.

The happiness captured in these children’s play is magical and contagious.

And there’s not an electronic device in sight!

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Children play in Russia

Image credit: Elena Shumilova

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Children play in Russia

Image credit: Светлана Квашина

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Children play in Russia

Image credit: Elena Shumilova

Children play in Indonesia

Image credit: Ipoenk Graphic

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Children play in Indonesia

Image credit: Agoes Antara

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Children playing in Indonesia

Image credit: I Gede Lila Kantiana

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Children playing in Indonesia

Image credit: Gede Lila Kantiana

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Children playing in USA

Image credit: Jake Olson

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Children play in Peru

Image credit: Enrique Castro-Mendivil

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Children playing in Ethiopia

Image credit: Csilla Zelko

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Children playing in Thailand

Image credit: Sarawut Intarob

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Children playing in Thailand

Image credit: Sarawut Intarob

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Children playing in Thailand

Image credit: Sarawut Intarob

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Children playing in Estonia

Image credit: Elika Hunt

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Children playing in Italy

Image credit: Michael Potyomin

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Children playing in Myanmar

Image credit: Chan Kwok Hung

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Children playing in South Africa

Image credit: Muhammed Muheisen

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Children playing in South Africa

Image Credit: tinosoriano.com

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Children playing in Burkina Faso

Image credit: Òscar Tardío

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Children playing in India

Image credits: Sandee Pachetan

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Children playing in India

Image credit: Mukund Images

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Children playing in India

Image Credit: Sudharsan Ravikumar

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Children playing in Ghana

Image credit: Terry White

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Children playing in Tajikistan

Image credit: Damon Lynch

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Children playing in Israel

Image credit: Dima Vazinovich

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Children playing in Vietnam

Image Credit: HT KëñShï

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Children playing in Uganda

Image credit: John Van Den Hende

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Children playing in Romania

Image credit: Elena Simona Craciun

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Children playing in Indonesia

Image credit: Rio Rinaldi Rachmatullah

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Children playing in Indonesia

Image credit: James Khoo

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Playin Indonesia

Image credit: Hendrik Priyanto

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Children playing in Indonesia

Image Credit: Mio Cade

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