The Summer Play Lab
The ultimate summer holiday experience — a vibrant sunshine-inspired craft box, live weekday sessions throughout the holidays and a community of creative children making the most of summer.
One box. Live sessions. A summer they'll never forget. Ages 3–10.
Everything You Need for an Unforgettable Summer
Your Summer Play Lab box arrives packed with sunshine-inspired craft materials, an activity booklet and everything needed for the live sessions. Nothing to buy separately. Just open and create.
Summer Sessions Your Child Will Love
Live weekday sessions throughout the summer holidays via Microsoft Teams — vibrant, creative and designed to be the highlight of your child's summer week.
Live on Microsoft Teams
All sessions run live via Microsoft Teams from the comfort of home. Your child joins children from across the UK for creative summer sessions that are genuinely fun.
Throughout the Summer Holidays
Sessions run two days a week on weekdays throughout the summer school holidays — the perfect antidote to the long weeks. Exact dates confirmed with your dispatch email when your box arrives.
Show, Compete & Celebrate
Each session your child presents their summer creations, earns points and connects with a community of children who love making things as much as they do.
A Little of What's Inside the Box
Sun-soaked, vibrant and bursting with creative energy — here's a taste of what's waiting inside.
Summer Nature Art
Sunshine-inspired creations celebrating the season
Ocean Craft
Beautiful ocean-themed activities to make and display
Botanical Making
Colourful floral crafts inspired by summer gardens
Mystery Summer Project
A special surprise project revealed inside the box
What Your Child Builds This Summer
Six weeks of summer is a long time. The Summer Play Lab turns those weeks into something genuinely valuable — for your child's development and for your peace of mind.
Focus & Independence
Long summer days require children to manage their own time and attention. The Play Lab gives structure without restriction — and builds the focus muscles your child will need in September.
Friendship & Community
Summer can be lonely for children whose friends are away. The Play Lab community means your child always has people to share their work with — and friendships that outlast the holidays.
Creativity & Confidence
A whole summer of making things builds something that school alone can't — the deep, felt knowledge that your child is a creative person who can bring beautiful things into the world.
Real Words From Real Parents
"The summer holidays used to be my most stressful six weeks. This year my children had somewhere to be every week — something to look forward to, something to make, something to show. It changed everything."
"My son made friends in the Play Lab he'd never met. By the end of summer he was talking about them like they'd grown up together. A community built entirely around making things — I didn't know that was possible."
"She went back to school in September and her teacher said she seemed more confident, more expressive, more willing to try things. I know exactly what happened over the summer. It was the Play Lab."
Everything You Need to Know
Give Your Child a Summer Worth Remembering
One box. Live summer sessions. Creations they'll be proud of. A community they'll want to come back to. Give them a summer that builds something real.
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