Activity ideas and resources

Consider these questions when planning activities for your playgroup. Is the activity:

• simple enough that it won’t cause stress for volunteers to plan, hold and clean up after?
• age and developmentally appropriate for the children and families attending?
• safe and accessible for everyone, both physically and emotionally?
• inclusive and doesn’t make anyone feel left out? For example, not all children attending will have a mum and dad, so Mother’s Day and Father’s Day activities could instead be focused on each child’s ‘special person’.
• built around the children’s interests and does it include what’s happening in the local community? For example, an activity can reflect a change in season, a special celebration day or a community event.
• fun?

Some ‘trusted sites’ that Playgroup Tasmania uses to get activity ideas are:

• Play Experiences, Play and Learn Together
• Preschooler Play and Learning, Raising Children Network
• Great Start
• Department of Health indoor active play ideas