Upcoming Play Ideas
Welcome to our dedicated page for upcoming play ideas and suggestions. Here, you'll find a wealth of creative activities designed to inspire fun and learning for children based around upcoming dates or topics. We provide links to important dates and resources that will enhance playtime, making it easy for you to plan engaging experiences.
September Dates
Friendship Month
30 Days Wild Month
Zero Waste Week 1st-7th
World Coconut Day - 2nd
National Read a Book Day - 6th
International Literacy Day - 8th
National Teddy Bear Day - 9th
Roald Dahl Day - 13th
World First Aid Day - 13th
International Red Panda Day - 20th
Autumn Equinox - 22nd
Day of Sign Languages - 23rd
European Day of Languages - 26th
International Rabbit Day - 27th
World Rivers Day - 28th
World Heart Day - 29th
October Dates
ADHD Awareness Month
Black History Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
World Vegetarian Day - 1st
National Poetry Day - 3rd
World Space Week - 4th-10th
World Animal Day - 4th
World Teachers' Day - 5th
National Badger Day - 6th
Octopus Day - 8th
World Sight Day - 9th
World Mental Health Day - 10th
Astronomy Day - 12th
World Food Day - 16th
World Singing Day - 18th
International Sloth Day - 19th
National Apple Day - 21st
Halloween - 31st
November Dates
World Vegan Day - 1st
World Jellyfish Day - 3rd
Bonfire Night - 5th
Remembrance Sunday - 9th
Anti-Bullying Week - 10th-14th
World Nursery Rhyme Week 10th-14th
World Science Day - 10th
Armistice Day - 11th
World Kindness Day - 13th
World Diabetes Day - 14th
World Princess Day - 18th
World Toilet Day - 19th
Universal Children's Day - 20th
Children in Need - 21st
Thanksgiving - 27th
St Andrew's Day - 30th
Space Week
You could try...
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Enjoy some fizzy moon rock play by using some fizzy potion mix, or using a bath bomb broken into pieces!
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Try some space painting, by painting on tin foil.
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Use small inflated balloons to make printed planets on black card.
Halloween
You could try...
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Pumpkin spice play dough.
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Slime play in a cauldron or a carved pumpkin (mix the pumpkin guts with cornflour and water).
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Use halved apples to print your own painted pumpkins.
Apple Day
You could try...
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Have a go at some apple printing with halved apples.
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Make some apple pies with play dough.
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Create a paper plate apple using tissue paper.
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Explore the latter 'a'.
World Science Day
You could try...
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Have a go at a sinking and floating activity.
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Try some fizzy potion play.
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Make your own play dough together.
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Look at the five senses.
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Look at the different forces we use: have a go at pushing and pulling.
