your trusted experts in open-ended play
Winners of the 2022 LUXLife Parent & Baby Awards - Best Baby & Children's Toy Business NZ.
We are the home of the best open-ended children's toys, loose parts and heuristic play sets
Simple, natural & calming play sets your child will love
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create your own playset & save
Imagine having your own personalised playset! We've made it easy, with our 5 step bundle builder system.
What is heuristic play?
Heuristic play sets (or treasure baskets) have been around for decades. They are items for your child's play, which have no specific set of directions, allowing their sensory development to flourish!
Our popular play sets are a modern take on this classic way of play, backed by researchĀ of early brain development, tested for safety & with the convenienceĀ you'll love.
Playing it safe
We are experts on play and we are serious about safety.
We are parents ourselves and we understand that providing safe play items for your little one is important to you and your child. We have set ourselves stringently high standards for safety and we are committed to upholding and maintaining these.
Loved & trusted by hundreds of happy customers!
Gosh, I love your beautiful play materials! I just received your gorgeous order, sent all the way over to me in Australia & I am beyond happy with the quality of every item & the beauty in the consideration you have given each unique piece.
The package arrived this morning! So quick! We absolutely love the selection. And thank you for the extra pieces. We really appreciate them and they will be put to good use. We look forward to ordering from you again soon.
Thank you so much for my package, beautiful items & can clearly see it was packed with love, will definitely be buying more when I can & telling people about you! My boy is already loving the items!
As an educator I love the variety of loose parts that my care children use in their play activities everyday. The children use their imagination when playing with them, a peg becomes a person or drum stick. A shaker used with music or as play food... So much fun being creative and expressive.
I've just opened up a ProjectPlay set this morning, I got given it in my homebased startup pack. My daughter absolutely loves it already! Such a cool idea!
Such a wonderful little company that show such attention to great customer service! We love our picnic set and will be purchasing many more treasures from here again! Thank you.
Thank you ProjectPlay for our amazing new resources - These are perfect for home-based childcare and I look forward to seeing what you have available in the future.
Heuristic play is phenomenal for our tamariki, their development and learning. Thanks ProjectPlay for what you do!
This is the secondĀ lot of toys I've got off you and the kids are so excited.... Got them for our now 8 month old bub but Miss 3.5 and Mr 6 are just as excited!
unlock powerful educational benefits for your little one
Backed by years of research, open-ended play has many amazing benefits for your child.
setting up your play space is so simple
All you basically need are some open-endedĀ loose partsĀ and a blanket/rug to place them and your child on. Itās really that easy... No batteries required!
Follow our simple steps to get the most out of yourĀ heuristic playset
OUR MISSION
ProjectPlay was born from a desire to reduce the demand for plastic toys and offer an eco-friendly alternative with open-ended, safe, real play items that ignite the imaginations of our children.
We're on a mission to help others discover the many benefits of heuristic play to help give their children the best start in life.
It is our pleasure to have you as our customer and we stand by our promise to provide high quality, safe, eco-friendly treasures for your little one while providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction.
Angela & Jono
ProjectPlay Founders
