International Stonework Play Day

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

Like Carlson's rock world says the best treasures are found on the ground. Stonework Play can be your friend you find during International Stonework Play Day on and around Nov 3rd every year. Give it a go! It will be going on around the whole world. Don't be left out.

Counselors at Amberations in Amber, New York were given the opportunity to try out Stonework Play August 14th and then slept outside in tents over night. They did such a beautiful job.

'Stonework Play On a gorgeous Friday Afternoon in August, Diana Suskind gifted Aberrations with one of her magical sessions. Diana is the developer of Stonework Play, a form of creative learning that engages the senses and animates imagination, allowing each participant to develop a unique pattern and interpret its story using an assortment of stones. Diana spent the afternoon leading our crew of camp counselors on a journey of engagement that stimulated introspection, calmness, sharing and creativity. The specialness of the event provided an unforgettable and valuable experience for all our participants. Thank you Diana! (Stoneworkplay.org)'
Written in Amberations ,Fall 2026 Newsletter.

10/02/2026

Namaste! Attention! Will the amazing parent from Nepal who attended my training of Stonework Play, come forward and share again. You gave your daughter the five steps so she can do Stonework Play as well as others who lost a lot. Stonework Play is simply an opportunity to work and play with stones. Your daughter seemed so proud and really loved it. Please send it again so I can post it or you can put it up on Facebook ‘International stonework play day’. I was so proud of both of you. Unfortunately it somehow got deleted.

It needs to be shown again especially with the recent tragedies of flooding and the glacier sliding killing Nepalese and destroying properties, total villages were wiped out so many lives. Contact Stoneworkplay.diana .net On and around Nov 3rd is international stonework play day. My number is 9784135949
Namaste, Diana

08/31/2026

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08/15/2026

I had such a lovely time at Amberations on Friday, August 14, 2026. It was a beautiful day—perfect for Stonework Play.
A special thank-you to Gloria, the young women, and the accompanying adults for delving into Stonework Play with such grace. The girls did a wonderful job with their construction, rendering, and narrations. As they shared their stories, so many natural truths emerged. Just as every stone is different, so are we as human beings.
The Amberations mission speaks of creating a place where connection with nature, exploration, contemplation, and community can thrive. It certainly did that for me. I felt peaceful and happy inside. The girls expressed similar feelings when they finished their Stonework Play: peaceful, happy, and at home.
Stonework Play moves through five simple steps: gathering, constructing, rendering, narrating, and sharing.
I loved watching the girls discover and gently manipulate nature—moving sand, working on a bridge, and creating among the grass with stones. I hope these photos offer you a glimpse of our time together.
Their camp-over that evening also brought back memories of my first tent-over with my best summer friend, Mary Cowan (now Mary Santee), when we were 14. We put a pup tent in our front yard overlooking Otisco Lake. In the middle of the night, our neighbor Ricky McClave crept up from the water with a flashlight under his chin and scared us half to death! We grabbed our pillows and ran into our own homes. A memory I have never forgotten!
I hope Amberations can become a home for Stonework Play. In a world increasingly filled with AI, computers, and cell phones, Stonework Play offers a simple way to reconnect with nature, ourselves, and one another.
I also strongly recommend my niece Dr. Dana Suskind’s newly released book, HUMAN RAISED, a New York Times bestseller. It offers parents thoughtful guidance for navigating these changing times with AI.
And please consider joining International Stonework Play Day, held around November 3 each year. Here is the way to a free booklet for International Stonework Play Day which is on and around Nov 3rd every year. https://nurtureinnature.com.au/international-stonework-play-day/
International Stonework Play Day is almost here again and we invite you to play, create, learn, and share stories with usIt is free, and people around the world participate in their homes, schools, organizations, and communities, and outside in sand, mud, grass, a stream, and even in snow.
You can find videos in many settings on YouTube and learn more by searching Stonework Play / Diana Suskind for articles, books, and videos.

Enjoy the photos and Amberations’ own words about Stonework Play. I hope you will give both Amberations and Stonework Play a try!