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.
May Dates
National Space Day - 2nd
International Firefighters' Day - 4th
Deaf Awareness Week - 5-11th
VE Day - 8th
Europe Day - 9th
World Fair Trade Day - 10th
International Nurses Day - 12th
Mental Health Awareness Wk 12-18th
Endangered Species Day - 16th
World Bee Day - 20th
Numeracy Day - 21st
World Turtle Day - 23rd
World Otter Day - 28th
World Parrot Day - 31st
June Dates
Pride Month
30 Days Wild Month
Dinosaur Day - 1st
Child Safety Week - 2nd-8th
World Environment Day - 5th
Eid-Al-Adha - 6th-10th
D-Day - 6th
Butterfly Day - 7th
World Oceans Day - 8th
Father's Day - 15th
World Sea Turtle Day - 16th
World Music Day - 21st
World Rainforest Day - 22nd
Women in Engineering Day - 23rd
Armed Forces Day - 28th
July Dates
Plastic Free July
Independence Day - 4th
NHS's Birthday - 5th
Tour de France - 5th-27th
World Chocolate Day - 7th
Teddy Bear's Picnic Day - 10th
World Snake Day - 16th
National Ice Cream Day - 20th
International Tiger Day - 29th
International Day of Friendship - 30th
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World Turtle Day
You could try...
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Exploring the turtle life cycle.
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Create an underwater sensory tray using blue coloured rice and ocean animals.
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Water play.
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Make a paper plate turtle.
Rainforest Day
You could try...
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Focus on different animals in the rainforest and learn something new.
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Create a forest small world.
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Work those hand muscles with some green dough.
Butterfly Day
You could try...
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Exploring the butterfly life cycle.
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Pattern painting butterflies.
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Make your own butterfly wings out of cardboard and nature finds.
Ice Cream Day
You could try...
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Ice play.
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Use crazy soap and ice cream cones to make your own ice cream parlour.
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Try different ice cream flavours.
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Turn your mud kitchen into an ice cream shop.
