OPAL Play
Amazing Play, Every Day for Every Child
In September 2025 we started our OPAL play journey with staff training and site planning. By the spring we were ready to introduce OPAL to our children and families. They were so EXCITED!
We have been overwhelmed by the support and generosity of our school and local community. With their help, we started collecting the loose parts needed to transform playtimes for our children.
Join us on our OPAL Play Journey.
Phase 1: Tyres Galore and Cardmaggedon - April 2025
‘Kids these days don’t know how to play unless it’s on an Xbox’
‘It’s not like the olden days’
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing 630 children having the BEST lunchtime with little more than tyres and boxes 🥰
Wandering Wednesday #2 was a massive success. Thanks for supporting us. We’re doing more of the same tomorrow and look forward to working with the children on our next development after the weekend. ☀️ 🛞 📦 🌳
We had a huge delivery of tyres (the first of many) for OPAL Outdoor Play and Learning CIC.
They had been pressure washed before delivery which saved us a huge job 🤩
Some super Y6 children helped to take the tyres from the van to playground.
The general consensus from the work crew was:
‘’These tyres are wet!’’
‘’This is harder than it looks.’’
‘’There is a puddle in mine.’’
‘’I don’t think the box is helping.’’ (This was specific to children trying complete the task whilst wearing a box in their head).
‘’Why are they so wet?’’
After their third or fourth tyre, they had mastered the technique. Turns out the remaining tyres were still wet 😂 🛞
The children have transformed their play with tyres and cardboard. Their imaginations are running wild and their creativity is endless.
We have LOVED watching them play together and support each other 🥰
We are going to step into the next phase of our plan next week and expand the offer for children even more. This will include outdoor reading spaces, small world toys and rocking tunes, just to start 🌳 🦕 📚 🎵 🦖 📕 🎸 ☀️
