How to host a Playday

Playday events can be all shapes and sizes. The options for creativity and adventure in play are endless, but why not start off with:

• Blankets + chairs = great for making tents and dens
• Water + washing-up liquid + tarpaulin = homemade water slide madness!
• Water balloons + super soaker water guns = the great neighbourhood water fight!
• Large piece of rope = a tug-of-war challenge
• Bags of sand + buckets = who says the beach can’t come to you?
• Hula hoops + skipping ropes + balls = always a child pleaser
• Picnic treats = food to fuel creative energy
• A little bit of Savvy = be prepared with Savlon Cleansing Wipes, Savlon Antiseptic Cream and some Savlon plasters
• And don’t forget the kids!

Playday celebrations range from jubilee-style street parties, festivals in parks or village greens, mass adventures in woodlands and parklands, to public events at community venues and back-garden play dates.

For more ideas on how to celebrate Playday where you live, visit www.playday.org.uk

Playday is coordinated by Play England, part of the leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau, working in partnership with Play Wales, PlayBoard Northern Ireland and Play Scotland.