Play Date

Play date or playdate called, mainly in American parlance, a prearranged meeting of children to exercise together fun activities for several hours.

Playdates have become increasingly common after the working hours of the guardians were getting longer and the public media recommended to let children play a generation together. Playdates are also linked with child-friendly event programs of museums, parks or playgrounds.

The intention of the playdates aims to free movement and interaction ability of children in a less structured environment than offer other planned activities generally. Playdates differ accordingly from organized activities such as school sports or school trips, etc., just because they are not structured according to custom.

Playdates are increasingly become a part of pop culture and traditional way of life in the United States and make the everyday life of the children a kind of "time out" represents the most parents prefer that their children close at this time friendships with peers, either in meetings to pairs or in small groups. In very young children, most parents are present at the playdates and use the time to turn to make friends and establish contacts with other parents.