What is Play Lab?
Play Lab is a brand new, unique and exciting membership site for busy parents which we hope will become your number one destination online and help to reduce your own screen time in the constant search for educational play ideas and parenting information.
First launched in October 2019, Play Lab is a one-stop shop filled to the brim with useful ideas, articles, video tutorials, educational tips and resources, as well as a plethora of inspiration themed by age, topic and season.
PLAY: because play is the best way for children to develop and learn at all stages
LAB: because we’re mixing the essential ingredients to result in creative, playful and independent kids with happy, unstressed and confident parents!
What is Play Lab?
Play Lab is a brand new, unique and exciting membership site for busy parents which we hope will become your number one destination online and help to reduce your own screen time in the constant search for educational play ideas and parenting information. It will be a one-stop shop filled to the brim with useful ideas, articles, video tutorials, educational tips and resources, as well as a plethora of inspiration themed by age, topic and season.
PLAY: because play is the best way for children to develop and learn at all stages
LAB: because we’re mixing the essential ingredients to result in creative, playful and independent kids with happy, unstressed and confident parents!
Who
...is it designed for? Play Lab is for everyone, at all stages of life with young children.
Those staying at home with small kids underfoot all day, those juggling a career and home life, and also for those with children at school.
For parents just getting started and looking for complete guidance, those needing some time to themselves who also want the kids to be independently playing more often and even for those who are already confident in what they're doing who just need some regular inspiration to keep going!
Which
...ages of children will this help with most? Play Lab is designed for parents and carers of young children of any age, primarily toddlers to the end of primary/ elementary school (approx 18 months-11).
However there will be strategies for simplifying for babies and adapting to suit tweens.
We will primarily talk about PRE-SCHOOLERS and AFTER-SCHOOLERS and since many of us have both of those simultaneously there will be plenty of natural cross-over and ideas to suit all.
Why
….do we need something like Play Lab? In this crazy, online modern world we are all suffering from information overload which can result in fatigue, stress and parent guilt.
We often feel there is more we could be doing with our children, but we are lacking the knowledge and time to do it.
We fear the over-use of screen time and want instead for our children to be happy, sociable, independent, creative and playful learners!
Who
...is it designed for? Play Lab is for everyone, at all stages of life with young children. Those staying at home with small kids underfoot all day, those juggling a career and home life, and also for those with children at school.
For parents just getting started and looking for complete guidance, those needing some time to themselves who also want the kids to be independently playing more often and even for those who are already confident in what they're doing who just need some regular inspiration to keep going!
Which
...ages of children will this help with most? Play Lab is designed for parents and carers of young children of any age, primarily toddlers to the end of primary/ elementary school (approx 18 months-11.)
However there will be strategies for simplifying for babies and adapting to suit tweens. We will primarily talk about PRE-SCHOOLERS and AFTER-SCHOOLERS and since many of us have both of those simultaneously there will be plenty of natural cross-over and ideas to suit all.
Why
….do we need something like Play Lab? In this crazy, online modern world we are all suffering from information overload which can result in fatigue, stress and parent guilt.
We often feel there is more we could be doing with our children, but we are lacking the knowledge and time to do it.
We fear the over-use of screen time and want instead for our children to be happy, sociable, independent, creative and playful learners!
We want the same for our own kids and so the idea for Play Lab was born as a membership site with a difference. How about we take an experienced teacher with lots of small kids of her own, throw in some brilliant ideas for play and learning activities, create some fantastic how-to video tutorials, inspiring play ideas packs and top-tips interviews from current experts and make it all as user friendly and easy to access as possible around your busy schedule??
We’ve done all this (and more) and hope that you'll love how easy it is to implement some simple changes, add some play space and routines to make a really happy and playful home environment with less stress and more time for drinking your coffee!
We want the same for our own kids and so the idea for Play Lab was born as a membership site with a difference.
How about we take an experienced teacher with lots of small kids of her own, throw in some brilliant ideas for play and learning activities, create some fantastic how-to video tutorials, inspiring play ideas packs and top-tips interviews from current experts and make it all as user friendly and easy to access as possible around your busy schedule??
We’ve done all this (and more) and hope that you'll love how easy it is to implement some simple changes, add some play space and routines to make a really happy and playful home environment with less stress and more time for drinking your coffee!
How?
… does it differ to just scrolling Pinterest and reading blogs? We all want to reduce our screen time and spend our time more intentionally.
Play Lab will contain the best content, neatly curated and easy for you to browse. Unlike the endless (often unrealistic) ideas of Pinterest, the ideas contained here will be expertly designed by an experienced teacher, easy to set up within minutes and play-tested for engagement.
The ideas are also delivered in very short, easy to watch and implement segments each week, making it a lot more user friendly than the traditional website model.
When?
…does it open? Play Lab will open for registration on October 18th and remain open for 6 days only. We are deliberately keeping the first group of members small so that we can develop the Lab together and make it as user friendly and helpful as possible.
The smaller the group the better the focus we will be able to give to our founder members! We will chat back and forth with you about what you are loving and what you'd like to see more of.
Together we can develop Play Lab into the best possible place to learn and thrive as confident parents of creative, playful and independent kids!
Where?
….will it be? All of the activities, tutorials, discussion, videos, guidance and inspiration will take place ONLINE within the exclusive PLAY LAB membership site forum.
It will be password protected and you will have your own account. You will be able to work through the content in order, in your own time and re-visit it as often as you like.
How?
… does it differ to just scrolling Pinterest and reading blogs? We all want to reduce our screen time and spend our time more intentionally. Play Lab will contain the best content, neatly curated and easy for you to browse.
Unlike the endless (often unrealistic) ideas of Pinterest, the ideas contained here will be expertly designed by an experienced teacher, easy to set up within minutes and play-tested for engagement.
The ideas are also delivered in very short, easy to watch and implement segments each week, making it a lot more user friendly than the traditional website model.
When?
…does it open? Play Lab will open for registration on Friday October 18th and remain open for 6 days only. We are deliberately keeping the first group of members small so that we can develop the Lab together and make it as user friendly and helpful as possible.
The smaller the group the better the focus we will be able to give to our founder members! We will chat back and forth with you about what you are loving and what you'd like to see more of.
Together we can develop Play Lab into the best possible place to learn and thrive as confident parents of creative, playful and independent kids!
Where?
….will it be? All of the activities, tutorials, discussion, videos, guidance and inspiration will take place ONLINE within the exclusive PLAY LAB membership site forum.
It will be password protected and you will have your own account. You will be able to work through the content in order, in your own time and re-visit it as often as you like.
Play Lab Details
How much does it cost?
The simple answer to this is, less than a cup of coffee per week!
This is the first ever launch of Play Lab and we won’t be opening the doors again until next year.
FOUNDER MEMBERS for our initial start up we are offering it at the fab price of just £9.99 ($12.99 USD) per month or £99.99 ($129.99 USD) per year! This is JUST for our founder members (that’s YOU!) and won’t be offered again.
What will I get?
- Play Foundations video training in 15 modules
- Monthly Play Guides organised by themes
- Learning Guides organised by subjects
- DIY tutorials videos and instructions
- Expert Interviews, tips and tricks
- Activity Vault of Ideas to use
- Member’s discussion and support group
- Q & A Sessions
- Resources to download and print
Can I opt out?
OF COURSE you can choose to cancel your membership at ANY time. We hate those horrible contract sites as much as you do!
No tricks here. If you decide to stop being a part of Play Lab, you can simply cancel your membership and whilst we can't do refunds, you will not be charged again.
You will no longer have access to the site but can obviously keep hold of any course materials you have downloaded :)
Play Lab is for you if...
- You want more time
- You are craving a simpler, less overwhelming life
- You want to help your child develop in playful ways
- You would like less screen time for you and the kids
- You would like to learn more about child development and how they learn
- You’d like less toys, purposefully designed play and learning space and better organisation of materials
- You would like to chat to and support other parents too!
⭐️ Play Lab will be available to join in March 2020! ⭐️
All my focus is currently on providing amazing content for our Play Lab members, including videos, masterclasses, activity setups, play guides and so much more. If you would like to be part of this, and transform your kids' play, sign up below and you'll get a special first invite to join 🥰