Choice is ubiquitous in the western world, yet in contemporary times we often find ourselves choosing easy paths, unsustainable solutions, and escapist experiences. We are surrounded by embodied options that are seemingly “out of favour.” This is especially apparent in those opportunities to play or be creative outside. This paper is written as performative inquiry using video, embodiment, and poetry as reflection on playing and making of environmental art in my own special childhood place. I dedicated an entire day to playing in that special place and developed a subsequent short film that I analyzed through the lens of pedagogy of place. Playing in our special places (even as adults) is an option that revives and reinvigorates us and must be considered as a solution for educational reform.