Loose Parts are more than objects, they are invitations. Invitations to wonder, to stretch, to build, to imagine, to collaborate, to become.

So let’s pause and ponder a few beautiful questions…

Just like walking into Glassons, children need a range of sizes to choose from.

Safety and development always come first, but children also deserve a banquet of loose parts that match the vastness of their imagination.

Think about your space… do you have:

• Crates
• Large driftwood
• Pallets
• Cable reels
• Tyres

When children have access to the “big stuff” the props that become vehicles, mountains, stages, houses, ships or anything their hearts dream up their play becomes:

• Rich
• Sustained
• Purposeful
• Deeply satisfying

In these moments, children outplay their urges, explore their world, and collaborate with others.

They become both the director and the scriptwriter of their own play story.

When the environment is resourced well and children are gifted TIME, they naturally…

💚 T — Together

💚 I — Intrinsically

💚M — Making Meaning

💚 E — Effortlessly

1. Is your environment resourced with the core materials that let children slip into timeless play the kind where no one feels watched, judged, or hurried?

2. Are you modelling resourcefulness?
Being resourceful isn’t about having everything, it’s about seeing possibilities in the ordinary.

Be mindful.

Be thoughtful.

Be prepared.

Be present.

There is something magical about watching children engage with loose parts.

The possibilities multiply, expand, and evolve… the only limits are the boundaries of their imagination.

Ask yourself:

Does what I provide grow the imagination?

Or does it quietly shrink it?

Sustainability is weighing on hearts everywhere and beautifully so.

The journey doesn’t start in the recycling bin; it begins in our beliefs.

We can make a difference, one reused box, one rescued object, one “found treasure” at a time.

Before buying anything new, pause and ask:

1. Will this help the planet?
2. Will this help my budget?
3. Will this enrich the children’s imaginative play?

These questions help us escape the “catalog culture” that drains pockets and, far too often, narrows children’s creativity.

They help us step away from mindless consumerism and they ignite children’s creativity and imaginative play.

Let’s commit to shining a bright light on Loose Parts.

They are simple.

They are powerful.

And they truly are a key to unlocking children’s deepest, most creative play.