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An open teal The Play Way box with the Self-Care Skills Play Kit contents arranged above it: Melo shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion bottles, a green and light blue striped hanging toiletry bag, a sensory hair brush, a scalp massager, a Bath Memory Emotions game, toothbrushes and toothpastes, floss picks, hair ties, sunscreen, the Willy picture book, the Self-Care Buddy magnetic planner and the instruction cards.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Self-Care Skills Play Kit contents arranged above it: Melo shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion bottles, a green and light blue striped hanging toiletry bag, a sensory hair brush, a scalp massager, a Bath Memory Emotions game, toothbrushes and toothpastes, floss picks, hair ties, sunscreen, the Willy picture book, the Self-Care Buddy magnetic planner and the instruction cards.
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Self-Care Skills Play Kit

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Support your child to take care of their own body, teeth, hair, washing and sunscreen,...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sleep Play Kit contents arranged above it: a sweet dreams night light, a koala soft toy, a sleep mask, Melo magnesium spray, the Finley's Night-time Journey book, a sleep booklet, a visual routine board with symbol cards and markers, imagination cards and a small portable fan.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sleep Play Kit contents arranged above it: a sweet dreams night light, a koala soft toy, a sleep mask, Melo magnesium spray, the Finley's Night-time Journey book, a sleep booklet, a visual routine board with symbol cards and markers, imagination cards and a small portable fan.
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Sleep Play Kit

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Support your child to wind down and settle, with tools chosen for the things that...
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: a navy corduroy vibrating cushion, a blue MP3 player, mint Curvd earplugs with their metal case and spare tips, a yellow squishy ball, The Buzzing Bees in My Brain picture book, reflection cards and the printed guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: a navy corduroy vibrating cushion, a blue MP3 player, mint Curvd earplugs with their metal case and spare tips, a yellow squishy ball, The Buzzing Bees in My Brain picture book, reflection cards and the printed guide.
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Discovering your Calm Play Kit

Regular price $129.00
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Support your child to work out what helps them when everything gets too loud, too...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Body Clues Play Kit contents arranged above it: the yellow Slimy Surgeons science kit, the Interoception Learning Snapshot booklet, the green Body Clues workbook, the mierEdu All About Body and Emotions magnetic body board with its organ pieces and cards, a box of modelling dough, sticker sheets, Body Clues cards and the program booklet.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Body Clues Play Kit contents arranged above it: the yellow Slimy Surgeons science kit, the Interoception Learning Snapshot booklet, the green Body Clues workbook, the mierEdu All About Body and Emotions magnetic body board with its organ pieces and cards, a box of modelling dough, sticker sheets, Body Clues cards and the program booklet.
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Body Clues Play Kit

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Support your child to catch what their body is doing and read the signals it...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Naming Feelings Play Kit contents arranged above it: the rainbow Emotions Buddy box, the Bingo Emotions game with its boards, cards and tokens, an Emotions Check-in poster, emotions playing cards, the What face is that? box with liquid chalk markers and coloured pens, a mini printer with paper rolls, wooden face stamps, rainbow modelling clay and the program booklet.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Naming Feelings Play Kit contents arranged above it: the rainbow Emotions Buddy box, the Bingo Emotions game with its boards, cards and tokens, an Emotions Check-in poster, emotions playing cards, the What face is that? box with liquid chalk markers and coloured pens, a mini printer with paper rolls, wooden face stamps, rainbow modelling clay and the program booklet.
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Naming Feelings Play Kit

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Support your child to put a name to what they are feeling through games, faces...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: an ultra light modelling clay set with twenty-four colour pots, a 3D paper model kit, a gemstone excavation kit, scratch rainbow notes, origami paper and the Fine Motor Advanced guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: an ultra light modelling clay set with twenty-four colour pots, a 3D paper model kit, a gemstone excavation kit, scratch rainbow notes, origami paper and the Fine Motor Advanced guide.
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Fine Motor Thinking Hands Play Kit

Regular price $59.00
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Support the hand strength that can endure a longer task, and the planning that gets...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Gross Motor Play Kit contents arranged above it: two green Ollie & Jack bats, an LED Pickleball Net Set bag with the net inside, yellow pickleballs, a clear confetti beach ball, a fabric balloon cover, loose balloons and masking tape, a stack of coloured spot markers, bean bags, two calico pouches, the activity cards and two booklets.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Gross Motor Play Kit contents arranged above it: two green Ollie & Jack bats, an LED Pickleball Net Set bag with the net inside, yellow pickleballs, a clear confetti beach ball, a fabric balloon cover, loose balloons and masking tape, a stack of coloured spot markers, bean bags, two calico pouches, the activity cards and two booklets.
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Gross Motor Play Kit

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Some kids avoid physical activity not because they don't want to move, but because moving...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Feeding and Mealtimes Play Kit contents arranged above it: grey silicone divider plates, bowls and a cutlery set, a Food Investigator placemat, food memory cards, food creation cards, sensory play cards, a Let's Eat The Rainbow book, a stainless compartment dish, two pairs of tongs, coloured food picks, a rainbow pop it, a wooden knife and a wavy cutter, and a green Feeding and mealtimes guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Feeding and Mealtimes Play Kit contents arranged above it: grey silicone divider plates, bowls and a cutlery set, a Food Investigator placemat, food memory cards, food creation cards, sensory play cards, a Let's Eat The Rainbow book, a stainless compartment dish, two pairs of tongs, coloured food picks, a rainbow pop it, a wooden knife and a wavy cutter, and a green Feeding and mealtimes guide.
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Feeding and Mealtimes Play Kit

Regular price $197.00
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Support your child to get comfortable around food, with ten tools that let them look...
A printed Caregiver Wellbeing booklet, two green notebooks, a Melo magnesium spray, a roll on bottle, a green aromatherapy eye pillow, a drawstring bag of wooden massagers, a boxed loose leaf sleep tea, a green bath salts pack, a boxed colour pencil set, a green ceramic cup and a tea strainer, all shown above the open teal box they ship in, printed with The Play Way name.
A printed Caregiver Wellbeing booklet, two green notebooks, a Melo magnesium spray, a roll on bottle, a green aromatherapy eye pillow, a drawstring bag of wooden massagers, a boxed loose leaf sleep tea, a green bath salts pack, a boxed colour pencil set, a green ceramic cup and a tea strainer, all shown above the open teal box they ship in, printed with The Play Way name.
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Caregiver Wellbeing Kit

Regular price $97.00
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You’ve spent years looking after everyone else. This is something that’s finally for you.Ten wellbeing...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sensory Regulation Play Kit contents arranged above it: a SUNNYLiFE slip and slide and body board set, a SUNNYLiFE sprinkler mat, sensory play cards, reflection cards, a craft kit of pom poms, feathers and balloons, and supplies including cornflour, chia seeds, soap flakes and shaving foam.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sensory Regulation Play Kit contents arranged above it: a SUNNYLiFE slip and slide and body board set, a SUNNYLiFE sprinkler mat, sensory play cards, reflection cards, a craft kit of pom poms, feathers and balloons, and supplies including cornflour, chia seeds, soap flakes and shaving foam.
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Sensory Regulation Play Kit

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Support your child to notice what their body needs, and to find the play that...
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: the Stims, School and Me book, Blu Tack, a Kaiko spinning desktop gyroscope, the Reflect card set and its how to guide, Kaiko resistance bands, a spikey ball, an infinity cube, a double cog spinner, a breath straw on a cord, and the student and teacher booklets.
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: the Stims, School and Me book, Blu Tack, a Kaiko spinning desktop gyroscope, the Reflect card set and its how to guide, Kaiko resistance bands, a spikey ball, an infinity cube, a double cog spinner, a breath straw on a cord, and the student and teacher booklets.
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Regulation, Attention and Learning Play Kit

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Support your child to stay focused and settled at school, with tools that are discreet...
An open Express Yourself Play Kit with fabric markers, a cap, tote bag, paints, clay, wool, bookmark blanks and wooden beads.
An open Express Yourself Play Kit with fabric markers, a cap, tote bag, paints, clay, wool, bookmark blanks and wooden beads.
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Express Yourself Play Kit

Regular price $79.00
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Help your tween build confidence and master new skills without it ever feeling like schoolwork....
A teal The Play Way box standing open, holding a 3D printing pen box, a running animals kit, a walking robots kit, two printed guides and a bag of coloured filament coils.
A teal The Play Way box standing open, holding a 3D printing pen box, a running animals kit, a walking robots kit, two printed guides and a bag of coloured filament coils.
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3D Printing Pen Play Kit

Regular price $65.00
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Help your child build the hand strength, coordination, and control needed for writing, through the...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Routines Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Routines Buddy magnetic planner set in yellow, a lilac Routines Journal titled Prepare, a round timer, sheets of picture magnets, a weekly and a monthly planner board, and a set of whiteboard markers.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Routines Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Routines Buddy magnetic planner set in yellow, a lilac Routines Journal titled Prepare, a round timer, sheets of picture magnets, a weekly and a monthly planner board, and a set of whiteboard markers.
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Routines Play Kit

Regular price $79.00
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Support your child to master their own mornings, afternoons, and evenings. This kit includes a...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Dream Sand Art kit, a reusable sticker pad, flash stickers, a mosaic painting project, air drying clay, liquid chalk markers and the Fine Motor Intermediate guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit contents arranged above it: a Dream Sand Art kit, a reusable sticker pad, flash stickers, a mosaic painting project, air drying clay, liquid chalk markers and the Fine Motor Intermediate guide.
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Fine Motor Steady Fingers Play Kit

Regular price $59.00
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Support the steady fingers your child needs for buttons, zips and shoelaces, with five projects...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: beeswax crayons, a colouring book, chunky dot markers, a finger painting kit with paint pots and stamps, giant fingerpaint paper, modelling dough and the Fine Motor Foundations guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit contents arranged above it: beeswax crayons, a colouring book, chunky dot markers, a finger painting kit with paint pots and stamps, giant fingerpaint paper, modelling dough and the Fine Motor Foundations guide.
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Fine Motor Whole Hands Play Kit

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Support hand strength and the small hand movements that come before writing, cutting and doing...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Handwriting in Practice Play Kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Projects case, the Write handwriting workbook, the Handwriting in Practice guide, pens and pencils, a sharpener and eraser, an invisible spy pen with blank cards, sticker sheets, a mosaic sticker art set, Sky Grass Dirt paper, a notepad with teal envelopes, a shopping list pad, a recipe notepad, and a weekly planner board with a marker.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Handwriting in Practice Play Kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Projects case, the Write handwriting workbook, the Handwriting in Practice guide, pens and pencils, a sharpener and eraser, an invisible spy pen with blank cards, sticker sheets, a mosaic sticker art set, Sky Grass Dirt paper, a notepad with teal envelopes, a shopping list pad, a recipe notepad, and a weekly planner board with a marker.
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Handwriting in Practice Play Kit

Regular price $79.00
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Support writing that is quick enough and clear enough to keep up, with four weeks...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Getting Ready to Write Play Kit contents arranged above it: an orange scooter board, a Sky Grass Dirt writing pad, a Letter Formation guide, a printed outcome tracker, a box of ultra light modelling clay with colour pots and small accessories, and the Handwriting Foundations guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Getting Ready to Write Play Kit contents arranged above it: an orange scooter board, a Sky Grass Dirt writing pad, a Letter Formation guide, a printed outcome tracker, a box of ultra light modelling clay with colour pots and small accessories, and the Handwriting Foundations guide.
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Getting Ready to Write Play Kit

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Support the core, shoulder and hand strength that handwriting requires, with six tools that work...
An open teal The Play Way box with the kit contents arranged above it: a rolled light teal yoga mat, the green Yoga and Mindfulness guide, the Exploring Feelings card and its word chart, a weighted eye mask in a linen pouch, the blue Yoga and Mindfulness Journal, the breathing card set showing star, rainbow and bubble cards, and the yoga card set showing a dog and a crab.
An open teal The Play Way box with the kit contents arranged above it: a rolled light teal yoga mat, the green Yoga and Mindfulness guide, the Exploring Feelings card and its word chart, a weighted eye mask in a linen pouch, the blue Yoga and Mindfulness Journal, the breathing card set showing star, rainbow and bubble cards, and the yoga card set showing a dog and a crab.
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Yoga and Mindfulness Play Kit

Regular price $97.00
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Movement and stillness are two of the most powerful regulation tools we have. Support your...
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Way apron, a wooden ruler, a compass in its pack, a bundle of cotton tips, a river stone, two Creative Mindfulness Mandalas booklets, printed template sheets, a round canvas panel, a paint palette, a pack of brushes, a box of acrylic paints, the green Creative Projects Art Pad, a craft bag of pipe cleaners, pompoms and googly eyes, a pack of coloured markers, a bottle of PVA glue and a block of air drying clay.
An open teal The Play Way box with the play kit contents arranged above it: a black The Play Way apron, a wooden ruler, a compass in its pack, a bundle of cotton tips, a river stone, two Creative Mindfulness Mandalas booklets, printed template sheets, a round canvas panel, a paint palette, a pack of brushes, a box of acrylic paints, the green Creative Projects Art Pad, a craft bag of pipe cleaners, pompoms and googly eyes, a pack of coloured markers, a bottle of PVA glue and a block of air drying clay.
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Mindful Art Play Kit

Regular price $79.00
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This play kit is a hands-on art experience designed for curious kids. Inside, they'll find...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Summer Holidays Play Kit contents arranged above it: a yellow and white striped inflatable snake sprinkler, a card for the electric air pump, mint bats and balls, reusable water balloons, an ice cube tray, an underwater camera and film, three Ways to Play booklets, a craft kit, the Summer Holidays journal and the guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Summer Holidays Play Kit contents arranged above it: a yellow and white striped inflatable snake sprinkler, a card for the electric air pump, mint bats and balls, reusable water balloons, an ice cube tray, an underwater camera and film, three Ways to Play booklets, a craft kit, the Summer Holidays journal and the guide.
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Summer Holidays Play Kit

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Support your child to find a rhythm in the holidays that helps them notice what...
An open teal The Play Way box with a stainless steel bento tray, a teal food jar, coloured sandwich cutters, a weekly planner, a shopping list, note cards, a recipe booklet and the Orchard Toys Lunch Box Game arranged above it.
An open teal The Play Way box with a stainless steel bento tray, a teal food jar, coloured sandwich cutters, a weekly planner, a shopping list, note cards, a recipe booklet and the Orchard Toys Lunch Box Game arranged above it.
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Lunch Box Skills Play Kit

Regular price $149.00
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Support your child to plan and pack their own lunch box, with seven tools that...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Language and Conversation Play Kit contents arranged above it: the Creative Storytelling workbook, journal and notebook, imagination cards, conversation cards, the Link it Up game, Gnomes at Night, Make 'n' Break, three ways to play booklets, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Language and Conversation Play Kit contents arranged above it: the Creative Storytelling workbook, journal and notebook, imagination cards, conversation cards, the Link it Up game, Gnomes at Night, Make 'n' Break, three ways to play booklets, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
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Language and Conversation Play Kit

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Supporting children to find the right word, hold a conversation and tell a story somebody...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Early Years Language Play Kit contents arranged above it: a felt barn with farm animals and a farmer, a wooden teatime set, five yellow duck finger puppets, Brown Bear Brown Bear and Dear Zoo, a nursery rhyme book, People games cards, scavenger hunt cards, animal walk cards, a stacking block, a bottle of bubbles, printed communication boards, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Early Years Language Play Kit contents arranged above it: a felt barn with farm animals and a farmer, a wooden teatime set, five yellow duck finger puppets, Brown Bear Brown Bear and Dear Zoo, a nursery rhyme book, People games cards, scavenger hunt cards, animal walk cards, a stacking block, a bottle of bubbles, printed communication boards, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
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Early Years Language Play Kit

Regular price $197.00
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Support first words and the back and forth of a real conversation, with twelve tools...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sounds and Rhymes Play Kit contents arranged above it: a box of coloured spot markers, the Slimy Rhymes game, Eye Spy with My Little Eye, the CVC Word Builders game, the Shape-a-Sound set, two ways to play cards, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Sounds and Rhymes Play Kit contents arranged above it: a box of coloured spot markers, the Slimy Rhymes game, Eye Spy with My Little Eye, the CVC Word Builders game, the Shape-a-Sound set, two ways to play cards, and the program and learning snapshot booklets.
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Sounds and Rhymes Play Kit

Regular price $149.00
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Support the listening skills that reading and spelling sit on top of, with six tools...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Ready for School Play Kit contents arranged above it: a silver gym ball, a green skipping rope, five green guides, The Gruffalo, a Twister box, core strength cards, breathing cards, a Think and Thread beading box, mini bean bags, two catch paddles, a spray bottle, an art pad and a packet of balloons.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Ready for School Play Kit contents arranged above it: a silver gym ball, a green skipping rope, five green guides, The Gruffalo, a Twister box, core strength cards, breathing cards, a Think and Thread beading box, mini bean bags, two catch paddles, a spray bottle, an art pad and a packet of balloons.
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Ready for School Play Kit

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Support their movement, strength, language and regulation skills so that when it’s time to go...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Creative Handwriting Play Kit contents arranged above it: a large orange Creative Projects art pad, a smaller green one, two pencils, a box of twelve Faber-Castell wax crayons, a black The Play Projects case and the Creative Handwriting guide.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Creative Handwriting Play Kit contents arranged above it: a large orange Creative Projects art pad, a smaller green one, two pencils, a box of twelve Faber-Castell wax crayons, a black The Play Projects case and the Creative Handwriting guide.
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Creative Handwriting Play Kit

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Support the part of handwriting that is learning and remembering how each letter is made,...
An open teal The Play Way box with the Tummy Time Play Kit contents arranged above it: a large silver exercise ball, a TAF Toys Tummy Time Trainer box, a Whose Feet? soft book, a bottle of bubbles with a wand, a set of instruction cards, nursery rhyme cards and an Early Years Tummy Time booklet.
An open teal The Play Way box with the Tummy Time Play Kit contents arranged above it: a large silver exercise ball, a TAF Toys Tummy Time Trainer box, a Whose Feet? soft book, a bottle of bubbles with a wand, a set of instruction cards, nursery rhyme cards and an Early Years Tummy Time booklet.
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Tummy Time Play Kit

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Support the neck, shoulder and back strength your baby builds while on their tummy. This...
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Play Kits

A play kit is an all-in-one, play-based kit that our therapy team developed to support parents to work on a particular skill at home with their child. The tools, the teaching and the guidance all delivered to your door. Every play kit comes with videos and written guidance, so you are not handed a box of things and left to work out what to do with it. Nothing to source and nothing to print.

Each one is built for a stage rather than an age. A six-year-old who still holds a crayon in a whole fist and a nine-year-old who cannot finish anything they start both need help with their hands, and an age would put them in the same box. Where there are three kits for one skill they are a series, and each one picks up where the last finished. Fine motor, handwriting and language development all work that way, so you start where your child is now and move up when they are ready.

Between them the kits cover handwriting, talking, feelings and finding calm, moving a whole body, and the everyday jobs that come apart most often: sleep, routines, self-care, mealtimes and the lunch box. There are kits for starting school, for the school holidays and for creativity, and one for the adult doing the caring.

The advice we give on all of them is the same. Choose by what is actually challenging your child rather than by how old they are.

Frequently asked questions

What is a play kit?

A play kit is built around one skill, with the tools and the teaching delivered to your door. Our therapy team chooses, and often creates, what goes in, and the videos and the written guidance walk you and your child through how to use it. It is a single purchase rather than something that arrives every month.

Is a play kit occupational therapy?

No. Our occupational therapists and speech therapists choose what goes in the kits and write the teaching that comes with them, so you are getting their thinking and approach in a box. You are not getting therapy, and a kit does not do the job of a therapist seeing your child. If your child needs that, they still need it, and a kit is not a substitute for it. What a kit is for is the time in between, when you are on a waiting list or between appointments, or if your child needs some extra practice at something, and you want to do that, through play, at home, together.

How do I choose which play kit?

By what is actually challenging your child rather than by how old they are. Developmental stages do not line up with birthdays. Each Play Kit product listing is written to describe a child you could recognise, so the choice usually makes itself. Where a kit is one of a series of three, the page says which number it is and what comes before it. And if you’re not sure, just drop us an email and we’d love to help you at ask@theplayway.com

Are these like Lovevery?

They are both boxes of play, and they are built on a different idea. Lovevery sends a new box every month or two, matched to how old a baby or toddler is, and the next box arrives on a subscription basis. Ours is one box built around one skill, bought once, and then when another skill becomes relevant to your child's developmental journey, you can order a different Play Kit for that.

Our therapists pick every item and develop the video teaching and parent guides that comes with it, to support children who are finding something hard rather than for a developmental stage on a chart.

There is nothing monthly here and nothing to cancel. If you want a new box arriving every month for a baby, that is not what we do.

What is actually in the box?

Real tools to provide play-based skill building and learning, plus the guidance that tells you what to do with them. The contents are different in every kit and each page lists them, but the shape is the same: several play-tools chosen so a child can explore and try things, videos to follow, and written guidance for you. It’s all delivered to your door, no subscription, and you get the play and the understanding of what’s going on for your child, and how to support them at home.