We were recently invited to deliver a workshop on sustainable and eco-friendly toys for the Primary Gifted Withdrawal Program at St Peter Girls School in Adelaide - an opportunity we were thrilled to embrace.
Our team put in great effort to create an interactive and engaging workshop, which we titled Play the Planet-Friendly Way!
The session was designed to introduce children to the concept of sustainability through something they all love - toys! What a joy to help children see how the choices they make, even in play, can contribute to a healthier planet!
What We Covered:
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Sustainable Play: We kicked things off with a lively quiz about the toys we know and love. Then we introduced what sustainability means in child-friendly terms: using what we need, caring for our planet, and saying no to waste.
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The Life of a Toy: We explored what makes a toy sustainable - from natural materials to ethical production - and why plastic toys aren’t the best long-term playmates.
- Meet the Makers: Through videos and discussion, we showed how toys like these are made by passionate craftspeople, often in small, family-run workshops that care about people and the planet.
- Our Purpose: We wrapped up with a look at how Oskar’s Wooden Ark supports sustainable play - from plastic-free packaging to supporting small, family-run makers who share our values! We concluded by sharing how we communicate our passion for sustainable, open-ended play through engaging marketing and storytelling that reaches families across Australia.
Each child left with a goodie bag, a smile, and hopefully, a new understanding of how we can play with purpose!
Sound interesting? Want to hear more?
We’d love to bring “Play the Planet-Friendly Way!” to more schools across Australia and help inspire the next generation through the power of play.
If your school has a budget to cover our time, along with the option to provide student goodie bags or to invest in high-quality, sustainable toys and classroom resources, we’d love to hear from you. Our hands-on, engaging workshop is a fun and meaningful way to introduce students to sustainable values, and we’d be thrilled to share it with your community.
