Definitions of Recreation

• Any activity must give refreshment to body, mind, or spirit to deserve the name "recreation."
• Recreation means doing things which are renewing, refreshing, or rejuvenating.
• Recreation is something interesting to do in leisure which is done simply for the enjoyment of it.
• The word "recreation" might best be spelled "re-Creation."
• Recreation is play or amusement.
• The term "recreation" means some worthwhile, socially accepted, leisure experience which provides immediate satisfactions to the individual who voluntarily participates in an activity.

A BROAD CONCEPT OF RECREATION

Recreation is more than the playing of games. It includes reading, music, art, drama, the chance to converse with friends, the thrill of a hobby, hearing the song of a cardinal, the enjoyment of a lovely sunset, a quiet moment of worship, working in a garden, a trip through the woods, the fellowship of a friendly game, the fun of a sports program, and a thousand other joys! (E. O. Harbin)

RECREATION is like a clean wind which blows through a person's total being and sweeps the cobwebs from the mind; and in that process totally refreshes to the extent that the individual is enabled to return to his regular routine ready, willing, happy, and able. (Agnes Durant Pylant)