Plato says, "Life must be lived as play." Really, who can argue with that??

Summertime is especially great because the kids are home from school with nothing to do all day but spend time with you, right? Riiiiiight. Hopefully no one's gotten cabin fever just yet—especially you. These are the times to treasure for playing together! Today we'd like to feature some great pages that showcase what we all do best—PLAY. A summer without play isn't even being worth called a summer.

Here's some "cutes" featuring our pal, the Cricut. The first one was made with Opposites Attract and Going Places.

Try using Walk in My Garden for the next time you walk in the park!

Next, this playful page uses Makin' Grade.

Oh, and you'll love these designs from American Crafts:

Do ya like mud? Basic Grey and Bazzill do. The first features the Ambrosia paper set from Basic Grey, and the second is a great layout from Bazzill.

And for those non-mud fans out there, here's some nice, clean layouts featuring water. Compliments of Bazzill.

So wherever you play, make sure you have fun! And take lots of pictures. But you already knew to do that, didn't you? Happy crafting!

P.S. Have you ever read through our quote bank? Well, it's already brimming with great quotes for scrapbooking, card-making and more—and it' continually growing. We have a great selection of quotes on summertime activities—PLAY included. Check it out here!