Weekend readers' pictures: Play

Ian Gilzean: “My little boy Finlay likes to spend hours organising traffic jams” Photograph: Ian Gilzean

Miranda Pennington: “My 11-month-old son Ray was fascinated by this balloon” Photograph: Miranda Pennington

Eduardo Florez: “Our cat had a new friend, and they played hide and seek for a couple of days. Though I’m not sure the mouse enjoyed it as much as the cat did” Photograph: Eduardo Florez

Martin Carlin: “My daughter Erin at our local town show fair” Photograph: Martin Carlin

Richard Melman: “'Just throw the damn ball, the sun’s going down.' Thompson's a dog that lives to play" Photograph: Richard Melman

Darren Lehane: "A young boy playing on his scooter, on London's South Bank. I'm sure it takes us all back to the joy and innocence of childhood play!" Photograph: Darren Lehane

Kit Yates: "In mid-flight the sun disappeared behind a cloud and our solar balloon sank until it balanced squarely on my niece's head" Photograph: Kit Yates

Clair Foster: "Our daughter Martha loves being thrown up in the air from her father's arms. Each time she comes down she cries 'More, more!'" Photograph: Clair Foster

Jenny Fleet: "A sudden thunderstorm sent the cricketers scurrying to the pavilion but the footballers stayed out to practice their dives" Photograph: Jenny Fleet

Emma Ring: "After queueing for some time at the 'Move' exhibition, it was a great release for my daughter to swing around in the art installation" Photograph: Emma Ring