This chapter considers the significance of the right to play as enshrined in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for refugee and migrant children who live in situations of prolonged reception in the European Union, and elsewhere, in protracted refugee situations. It explores the importance of play for such children, so that it may be promoted as a right that should be respected, protected and fulfilled through implementation by states. Drawing on Lott’s conceptualisation of the right to play as an economic, social and cultural right, it is argued that the implementation of the right to play is integral to the realisation of a holistic, child rights-based response to such children in these contexts. In this respect, it is emphasised that the right to play bears great significance both as a stand-alone right, and as one which is intrinsically linked to the full enjoyment of all UNCRC rights for refugee and migrant children, including their absolute right to life, survival, and development.