What is Play at Home?

These fun and easy activities create experiences that enhance healthy social and emotional development in children with their families at home indoors and outdoors.

Let's Play! Activities for Families

Importance of Families

Focusing on Engagement with Others, Materials, and the World

Discovery Toy Basket: Discover the property of objects

Reuse, Recycle, and Create: Problem solve and help Mother Earth
 

Mystery Tube: Manipulating Objects

Let's Go Camping: Pretend or not, camping is fun!

Focusing on Communication and Literacies

Talking Stick: Help build respectful communication, problem solving over disputes, turn taking and sharing

Musical Drawing: Explore sight and sound with children

I am Thankful: Learn to communicate thoughts and expressions of gratitude in many ways

Story Stones: Share stories and events using painted flat stones

Focusing on Identities, Social Responsibility, and Diversity

Everything Changes: This experience will help your child learn about difference and change

Face Collage: A wonderful way to teach children about their personal identity, diversity, and foster a sense of belonging

Telling Stories: A wonderful way to share reading and listening to stories, or to start telling stories on their own

Gardening with Kids: A great way to connect with nature and learn about how plants grow

Focusing on Well Being and Belonging

Sleeping Bunny: Explore body movement with rhythmic language and song

Being Calm: Learn positive coping strategies when dealing with challenging situations

Building a Sandcastle or Snowcastle: Build healthy relationships with fun physical activities

Yoga Poses: Get the body and mind ready for calm and awake using breathing techniques

References:

BC Ministry of Education. (2019). Let’s Play! Activities for Families

BC Ministry of Education. (2019). British Columbia Early Learning Framework

BC Ministry of Education. (2020). Play Today: A Guide for Families