Opportunities for children’s learning
Messy play is essential for early childhood development and provides limitless opportunities for learning for tamariki.
Say yes to mess! Join in the fun and explore learning through messy play with your child. Find out more about the benefits of messy play for tamariki (and adults) on our website.
From a child’s perspective, messy play is magical – full of excitement and pure joy. By saying yes to messy play, you’re offering your child an experience that is fun and inspiring, and they will love sharing it with you.
Remember, the mess isn’t at your house! The paint stains won’t be on your curtains, and the playdough won’t be stuck in your carpet, so there’s no reason not to embrace messy play at Playcentre.
Competition
We invite you to enter our Messy Play Week competition and go in the draw to win one of five $200 Playcentre Shop vouchers!
Post on your social media showing your tamariki enjoying messy play and inviting new whānau to visit your centre / join your village. Be sure to tag us in to enter. Bonus points for linking back to Te Whāriki and how messy play adds to children’s learning.
Essentials to keep in mind:
- Post before 27 Feb to give new whānau a chance to arrange a visit to your centre.
- You must tag Playcentre to enter (@PlaycentreAotearoa)
- Include a link to your centre page on the Playcentre website so people can arrange a visit.
- Playcentre Aotearoa will share the content on our social media platforms.
- Ensure you have consent to use any images of people and comply with copyright regulations for images and music used.
For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
Let’s make this Messy Play Week unforgettable!
Resources
Messy play week is a great time to welcome new whānau to visit and experience Playcentre for themselves, and to welcome them to your Playcentre village!
We have prepared a range of resources to help you celebrate Messy Play Week at your centre, including messy play recipes/play ideas, learning story templates, as well as promotional materials and social media images to help promote your centre.
Social media ideas for your centre
- Before and after photos of particularly messy activities
- Highlight how activities link back to Te Whāriki learning outcomes
- Include quotes from whānau and tamariki at your centre on what they love about messy play
- Share sneak peeks of what your session/centre is planning for messy play week
- Publish a poll on your centre page on what everyone’s favourite messy play activity is, gains engagement AND gives you ideas for set ups
- Set up a Facebook event for your sessions that week and invite new whānau to attend (Facebook cover image included in resources above)
- Run a caption contest for a funny messy photo
For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]
Let’s make this Messy Play Week unforgettable!