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.
A child in a black apron leans over a round wooden table colouring a paper plate mandala with a green marker, with fineliners, a compass, a printed symbols sheet, a painted practice page and the open instruction cards spread around them.
A child crouches and an adult kneels on a timber deck beside a large mandala laid out on a round jute rug from leaves, pebbles, shells and a nautilus shell, with pot plants behind them.
Overhead view of a child in a black apron colouring the outer yellow rays of a paper plate mandala, with coloured markers spread on the wooden table beside them.
A child sits cross legged on a black and cream patterned armchair wearing red and blue headphones, eyes closed, hands held in a meditation pose with thumb and forefinger touching.
An adult and a child at a wooden table look together at a box of acrylic paints, with an open black craft case of brushes, pencils and markers, a wooden ruler, a teal art pad and paper plates in front of them.
An adult and a child reach into two wooden serving trays at a table spread with pompoms, coloured craft sticks, white plastic pegs, googly eyes, orange and black pipe cleaners and a painted cardboard star.
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.
A child in a black apron leans over a round wooden table colouring a paper plate mandala with a green marker, with fineliners, a compass, a printed symbols sheet, a painted practice page and the open instruction cards spread around them.
A child crouches and an adult kneels on a timber deck beside a large mandala laid out on a round jute rug from leaves, pebbles, shells and a nautilus shell, with pot plants behind them.
Overhead view of a child in a black apron colouring the outer yellow rays of a paper plate mandala, with coloured markers spread on the wooden table beside them.
A child sits cross legged on a black and cream patterned armchair wearing red and blue headphones, eyes closed, hands held in a meditation pose with thumb and forefinger touching.
An adult and a child at a wooden table look together at a box of acrylic paints, with an open black craft case of brushes, pencils and markers, a wooden ruler, a teal art pad and paper plates in front of them.
An adult and a child reach into two wooden serving trays at a table spread with pompoms, coloured craft sticks, white plastic pegs, googly eyes, orange and black pipe cleaners and a painted cardboard star.
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.
A child in a black apron leans over a round wooden table colouring a paper plate mandala with a green marker, with fineliners, a compass, a printed symbols sheet, a painted practice page and the open instruction cards spread around them.
A child crouches and an adult kneels on a timber deck beside a large mandala laid out on a round jute rug from leaves, pebbles, shells and a nautilus shell, with pot plants behind them.
Overhead view of a child in a black apron colouring the outer yellow rays of a paper plate mandala, with coloured markers spread on the wooden table beside them.
A child sits cross legged on a black and cream patterned armchair wearing red and blue headphones, eyes closed, hands held in a meditation pose with thumb and forefinger touching.
An adult and a child at a wooden table look together at a box of acrylic paints, with an open black craft case of brushes, pencils and markers, a wooden ruler, a teal art pad and paper plates in front of them.
An adult and a child reach into two wooden serving trays at a table spread with pompoms, coloured craft sticks, white plastic pegs, googly eyes, orange and black pipe cleaners and a painted cardboard star.
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.
A child in a black apron leans over a round wooden table colouring a paper plate mandala with a green marker, with fineliners, a compass, a printed symbols sheet, a painted practice page and the open instruction cards spread around them.
A child crouches and an adult kneels on a timber deck beside a large mandala laid out on a round jute rug from leaves, pebbles, shells and a nautilus shell, with pot plants behind them.
Overhead view of a child in a black apron colouring the outer yellow rays of a paper plate mandala, with coloured markers spread on the wooden table beside them.
A child sits cross legged on a black and cream patterned armchair wearing red and blue headphones, eyes closed, hands held in a meditation pose with thumb and forefinger touching.
An adult and a child at a wooden table look together at a box of acrylic paints, with an open black craft case of brushes, pencils and markers, a wooden ruler, a teal art pad and paper plates in front of them.
An adult and a child reach into two wooden serving trays at a table spread with pompoms, coloured craft sticks, white plastic pegs, googly eyes, orange and black pipe cleaners and a painted cardboard star.

Mindful Art Play Kit

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This play kit is a hands-on art experience designed for curious kids. Inside, they'll find everything from paints and canvases to clay, drawing tools, templates and creative projects, all carefully put together so they can work their way through five increasingly exciting art experiences.

Curated by our therapy team, these projects are designed to combine creativity with mindfulness to give your child an experience of being truly immersed in their projects. They’ll also be developing things like focus, fine motor skills and self regulation while making and creating something they can feel proud of.
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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.

Mindful Art Play Kit

Regular price $79.00
Sale price $79.00 Regular price $0.00
Unit price

WHAT'S INSIDE

What's in this play kit

A full kit of art tools, curated to work together.
Paint set

Paint set

A complete little painting studio, with a canvas, acrylic paints, brushes and palette ready to go. They can experiment with colour, patterns and brushstrokes as they bring their mandala creations to life.
Air drying clay and craft supplies

Air drying clay and craft supplies

With the materials needed to construct and decorate their own clay mandala pot, kids can move beyond the page and into three-dimensional making.
Creative Projects Art Pad

Creative Projects Art Pad

Perfect for sketching, planning, doodling and trying things out before committing to the final masterpiece. It's a space for kids to explore their ideas and make the project truly their own.
Apron, compass and ruler

Apron, compass and ruler

An apron to protect their clothes, plus a compass and ruler to help create their mandala patterns. These are the little tools that make the experience feel less like a craft activity and more like having their own mini art studio.
Printed templates

Printed templates

Our printed templates give kids a starting point for exploring mandala patterns and planning their own designs without taking away the fun of making them their own
Instruction card set

Instruction card set

No “What do I do now?” required. Clear, step-by-step cards make it easy for them to see what's next and work through each creative project at their own pace.
Parent Guide

Parent Guide

A short guide for you (the adult), covering the thinking behind each of the five projects, tips for each one, and the mindfulness script that closes every activity, so you can read it out to them if they want you to.

Why we built it this way

Sometimes things go wrong. That's part of making.

Sometimes things go wrong. That's part of making.

Every project is filmed by our team on camera, from start to finish, including the bits that don't go to plan. If a circle ends up in the wrong place or the clay doesn't roll quite the way it was supposed to. Instead of editing those moments out, we leave them in. Your child gets to see that making something doesn't mean getting everything right the first time. You can change it. Try again. Keep going.
The kind of activity they can get lost in

The kind of activity they can get lost in

There's something about making something with your hands. And adding a mindfulness element to their creativity makes these projects even more layered. The colours. The patterns. The little decisions about what comes next. The projects are designed to build in enough steps and detail to keep curious minds engaged giving your child the chance to slow down, focus on what they're doing and become completely absorbed in the process. No rushing to the finish. Just time to make and be mindful.
Something they can be proud of

Something they can be proud of

These aren't activities that disappear when the session is over. Your child finishes each project with something they've made themselves; a painted mandala, a clay pot, a piece of artwork they can hold up and say, “I made this.” They've made the choices. They've solved the little problems. They've stuck with it when it didn't look quite right. And at the end, there's something real to show for all that effort. A little masterpiece. And a pretty big sense of “I did that myself.”

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PLAY KIT

The videos that come with it

There is over two hours of video that guide your child through the creative activities step-by-step. Most activities open with what it is for and what to get out, then the steps of moving through the project, then packing up, and they close with a mindfulness moment your child can watch or just listen to. We'll send your invitation to access it all when your kit ships.

WHO THIS PLAY KIT IS FOR

If this sounds like your child

  • They need something to immerse themselves in that’s not a screen.
  • I really want them to be able to focus on something for more than 2 minutes.
  • They are interested in creativity but I’m not arty so it would be great to be able to be guided through something we could do together
this is who we built the play kit for.

Who made this

Kait is an OT. She has been working with children and families for nearly 20 years, and she has four kids of her own. She built this play kit as a way to engage older children in meaningful activities that build important skills like creativity, mindfulness, fine motor and executive function. She wanted something that felt like art, but underneath was working on developmental foundations. Our therapy team created all the instruction cards, the templates and the guide, and filmed all five projects. Every activity is guided step-by-step through the hands on process and then closes with a mindfulness moment.
  • 5,000+
    Australian children have used our play kits
  • 20 years
    of Kait working with children and families

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