Propagate Play™ System

THE PROPAGATING PLAY SYSTEM™

PUTTING PLAY TO WORK!™

Is Play the Secret You’ve Been Seeking?

Research proves that play is not a luxury; it is an aspect of our lives that can fuel brain health, sharpen focus, strengthen mental endurance, and build emotional resilience.

Propagating Play™ is our comprehensive, science-based system to harness the power of play to help kids, families, organizations and even whole communities grow! It uses our proprietary methodology, The 4 Pillars of Play™, to turn play from an occasional indulgence into a powerful, measurable strategy that drives holistic well-being, builds community cohesion, and addresses the root causes of burnout and disconnection.

Fuel for Play

KIDS CAN'T PLAY WITHOUT THE FUEL. 🥦YOU CAN'T LEAD WITHOUT THE FIRE. 🔥

Kids Kits and Resources: Kids can't run on empty. We turn the act of "eating healthy" into a play-filled, hands-on adventure. Our garden kits lead children on exciting missions, proving that fuel isn't a chore—it's power. Kids learn what it takes to grow their own healthy food, building the foundation for a lifetime of choice and energy.

Team Courses and Workshops: What invisible energy are you bringing to the game? We tear down the scarcity mindset that says you don't have time. We guide you through the process of self-permission, uncovering the core beliefs that hold you back. Give yourself permission to play. Your path to more power starts with a full tank.

PLAY WORKS™ WHEN YOUR TANK IS FULL!

A side-by-side composite image showing a child harvesting broccoli from a garden (labeled "My Fuel") on the left, connected by an electric circuit graphic to an adult relaxing and journaling (with a "Play" icon) on the right.

Play Works™ When Your Tank Is Full

Think about the last time you were genuinely hungry. Your patience gets shorter. Your thinking gets fuzzy. Everything feels harder. There's a reason we call it "hangry," right? Then you eat something real, and suddenly you can think straight again. You have energy. You're more you.

That shift—that's fuel doing its job.

But fuel isn't just about food. For adults, fuel also means rest, joy, creative expression, meaningful connection, and time doing things that matter to us. It's the full spectrum of what actually nourishes us—body and mind.

And here's what separates thriving from merely surviving: fuel—in all its forms—isn't just about keeping the lights on. Fuel is how you unlock the capacity for genuine, sustainable play.

Welcome to Pillar 1 of the Propagating Play™ System—the foundation that makes everything else possible.

Kids Rainbow Crunch Salad 🌈

This Hortiki Eats recipe features fresh lettuce, a wonderful ingredient you might be growing with your Kids' Lettuc...

Fuel Up with this Fun, Easy Recipe

Kids Organic Vegetable Garden Kit

Empower kids to grow their own healthy fuel with Hortikis STEM.org Authenticated Kids Vegetable Garden Kit.

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY

PLAY IS YOUR SMARTEST STRATEGY💡

Kids Kits and Resources: Hortiki's Kids Garden Kits turn learning into an adventure that the brain loves. We ditch the passive instruction and ignite the power of inquiry-based discovery, challenging children to explore and create. Our resources leverage play as the highest form of cognitive training—not just for school, but for life.

Team Courses and Workshops: You don't need another skill. You need a better process. We deliver the definitive science of play, giving you powerful tools—from movement to humor—that you can immediately use to sharpen focus and dominate the inner game. You gain the advantage of a mind operating at peak performance. Unlock joy, spark happiness and optimize your health through play.

PLAY WORKS™ WHEN YOU MAKE SPACE FOR CREATIVITY AND FLOW

happy family smiles while cooperatively assembling a colorful garden puzzle on a wooden coffee table in a plant-filled, brightly lit living room.

Play is Your Smartest Strategy!

Think back to a test you studied hard for. You memorized everything the night before, aced the exam, and then... forgot it all a few weeks
later.

Now think of something you learned by doing—maybe riding a bike, cooking your grandmother's recipe, or figuring out how to beat a level in a video game. You still remember it, don't you?

The difference isn't willpower or how hard you studied. The difference is how your brain is actually wired to learn. And it turns
out, the most powerful learning tool has been hiding in plain sight: play.

This is the Learn pillar of the Propagating Play™ 4P System—understanding that the brain learns most effectively when play
principles are at the center of how we approach education, skill-building, and growth.

STEAM Activity Seed Cards - Complete 5 Veggie Set

Discover STEAM Adventures with 5 Vegetable STEAM Learning Cards🌱 Suggested for Grades 2-4 – Unlock a Week of Hands-O...

Not-So Creepy Crawlers - Fun, STEAM Garden Activities for Halloween

Bugs and insects STEAM-aligned activities grouped by age (4–11). .

REWILDING PLAY

NATURE SPARKS JOY. JOY GIVES LIFE!🌲

Kids Kits and Resources: Nature plays vital defense against digital fatigue. Our kits help families embrace green time to balance screen time, proving that the most profound focus and deepest healing happen when you unplug, go outside, and reconnect with the wild.

Team Courses and Workshops: Play is not an occasional scheduled event. We teach you to integrate play into "the wild of everyday life"—at work, in the relationships, during daily stressful routines—with specific, science-based play interventions that make sustainable daily habit of actively combating the hustle. You deserve and benefit from having fun now!

PLAY WORKS™ WHEN YOU RECLAIM YOUR WILD!

a family are crouched down on a stone path in a sunny, festive fall garden, looking at a scavenger hunt checklist while surrounded by sunflowers, mums, and pumpkins.

Hortiki's FREE Fall Scavenger Hunt

What is Rewilding Play?

Rewilding Play

is simple: it's about giving kids space and freedom to reconnect with
the natural world, without screens or schedules getting in the way [2].
Think of it like rewilding a garden—you're letting nature do what it
does best while kids explore, discover, and play on their own terms.

When kids engage in outdoor play like a scavenger hunt, they're not just having fun.
They're building the kind of resilience and connection to nature that
serves them well, especially as they grow. And that matters, because spending time in nature—especially wild, green spaces—genuinely improves health and well-being.

Go Outside and Play!

Carrots Card + Grow Kit (Math -STEAM Series)

Carrot Math STEAM Grow Kit SUGGESTED FOR GRADES 2-4. Great for groups! Introducing the Carrot Math Card Grow Kits ...

fall and winter garden lesson plan worksheet

New Resource Drop! Free STEAM Fall & Winter Garden Lesson Plan

Download your free STEAM Fall & Winter Garden Lesson Plans! Hands-on activities blend science, technology, art, a...

TRANSFORM THROUGH PLAY

PLAY CONNECTS. PLAY HEALS. PLAY BUILDS. 💚

Partnering to Help Kids Play & Thrive: We channel investment to community organizations leveraging the tools of play —art, color, plants, connection—to help communities transform. Science shows that engaging with nature and creative elements can measurably reduce depression, anxiety, and crime. Your investment into the transformative power of play, allows children to play and thrive, transforming neighborhoods into havens of safety, growth, and joy!

Team Courses and Workshops: Your transformation can power your mission. We help elite performers who believe play is a human right and a tool for systemic change accelerate and validate their impact. We find the opportunities where investment in the tools of play can result in significant, measurable growth. Go from saying, I help youth in my community, to showing that you have the power to break the system, and create a movement.

PLAY WORKS™ WHEN YOU INVEST IN TRANSFORMATION

A colorful color pencil sketch drawing shows a group of people working together on a vibrant mural in a sunny outdoor community garden space filled with potted plants and wooden planters.

Play Connects. Play Heals. Play Builds.

PLAY WORKS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES

When you invest in the infrastructure of play—the plants and colors and murals and music spaces that make communities vibrant—you're investing in something that compounds over generations.

Children who grow up in communities with access to nature, color, art, and music are more likely to develop differently. They often have better executive function, greater resilience, stronger emotional regulation, and more hope. They become adults who know that transformation is possible—because they've witnessed it in their own neighborhoods.

That's what becomes possible when we stop treating play as a luxury and start recognizing it as essential infrastructure for justice, healing, and change.

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Hortiki Plants products set-up on tables and shelves at the dc state fair

Hortiki Plants Celebrates Community, Fun, and “Funky” Produce at the 16th Annual DC State Fair

“The DC State Fair has always been a launchpad for our growth and a
reminder of why we do this work,” said Dr. Victoria LeBeaux, Founder of
Hortiki Plants. “We are proud to continue showing up for our community,
celebrating sustainability, and inspiring the next generation.”

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