Children's play experiences have a profound impact on all areas of their growth, learning, and development. Play Today: A Guide for Families describes ideas and examples of quality play experiences that can be offered to preschool and school-age children by their families and caregivers. This guide puts a focus on play-based learning for children from age three to eight (approximately Grade 3). It includes examples of a range of play experiences that benefit children's learning. The examples include opportunities for play that children lead, as well as those that adults may guide. It also explains how learning happens and invites family members and caregivers to consider the value of play experiences for learning at home and elsewhere. This guide is based on the "Play Today: B.C. Handbook" and draws on activities in "Let's Play: Activities for Families." In these early learning resources, the benefits of play experiences are highlighted so that adults are assured that play experiences are valuable to children for their learning and development. [For "Let's Play: Activities for Families," see ED605501. For "Play Today: B.C. Handbook," see ED605491.]