New Play Challenge: Festive Fun
November 14, 2021
'Tis the season to be jolly! Let's celebrate this magical season and the end of another playful year, as we invite you to share your festive play with us and WIN a whole years worth of celebrations! There will be 6 weeks of prompts with an extra week after Christmas to share your OWA Christmas prezzies with us using the hashtag #OWACHRISTMAS.
We can't wait to see your entries for our Festive Fun #PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Play Challenge across Instagram and The Wooden Ark Family Facebook group! Enter as many times as you like over the 6 week period - the more you enter, the more chances you have to WIN! Find out below how to enter and to see the play challenge prompts. Then, get ready to play, learn, explore, create and GET FESTIVE with Oskar's Wooden Ark!
Flat-lay play day with Grapat Loose Parts | Photo credit: @pagesofchildhood
What can I WIN?
This challenge cycle, we are doing something a little different. Instead of weekly prizes, we will be giving away 3 SPECIAL GRAND PRIZES across an extended 6-week cycle. Each prize will consist of a Grimm's 12 Hole Celebration Ring AND Grimm's Four Seasons Assorted Figures Set of 12 Ornaments. That's a whole year of celebrations!
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 1:
Festive Mandala
Week beginning Monday 15th November
It's the calm before the busy festive period, so let's take some time to slow down, unwind and create some mindful mandalas, but we encourage you to add some Christmas magic to it! Will you add some glitter or sparkle? Maybe you'll use only reds and greens. Whatever you choose, we can't wait to see what masterpieces you share with us.
Grapat Loose Parts | Photo credit: @jen.ma.bu
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 2:
Crafty Christmas
Week beginning Monday 22nd November
With a month to go before Christmas, are you ready to crack open the craft toolbox and create something festive? Are you going to make any of your own decorations this year? Perhaps you're planning some DIY gifts? Will you buy Christmas cards and gift wrap, or will you make your own? Share your Christmas craft ideas and projects with us!
Do you want to know how Linda and her children made these cute sleepy mice decorations? Check out our Crafty Christmas section on our blog for the full tutorial.
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 3:
Christmas Countdown
Week beginning Monday 29th November
How are you celebrating the advent period? Share your advent calendars, creative countdowns, seasonal displays and festive family traditions with us. If you're stuck for ideas, or looking for a new tradition, then why not check out our blog post of DIY Advent Calendar Ideas?
Christmas Tree Countdown with SumBlox, Regenbogenland Crystal Gem Blocks & Grimm's Building Boards | Photo credit: @woodentoyplay
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 4:
Deck the Halls
Week beginning Monday 6th December
Have you started decorating for Christmas? Or perhaps you've even created some decorations of your own? Whatever way you choose to decorate your space for the silly season, we want to see it!
Photo credit: @grow.and.play.together
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 5:
Festive Small Worlds
Week beginning Monday 13th December
Small World Play, but make it FESTIVE! Will you create a Christmas village? Or maybe even Santa's workshop? Grab all your toys, find a space and let your imagination run wild to create a truly magnificent festive scene!
Small World Scene with Predan Figures | Photo credit: @mumz.world
#PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Challenge Prompt 6:
Oh Christmas Tree
Week beginning Monday 20th December
Share your Christmas tree crafts, play activities, builds and flat lays with us. Or perhaps you'd like to show us your actual Christmas trees. Will you find any OWA goodies underneath it on Christmas Day?
Christmas Tree Creation from Grimm's Wooden Toys & Grapat Loose Parts | Photo credit: @learnandbloom
Let's take a break...
Week beginning Monday 27th December
There is no play challenge prompt this week while we take a week's break, but we'd still love to see your festive play and learning.
Why not catch up on some of the prompts from previous weeks? Or perhaps you'd like to show us some of the Oskar's Wooden Ark goodies you found under your Christmas tree last week?
Just Blocks & Regenbogenland Crystal Gem Blocks | Photo credit: @woodentoyplay
How to enter the #PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Play Challenge:
To take part in our Festive Fun #PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR Play Challenge, head over to Instagram or The Wooden Ark Family Facebook group and share an image or video in response to the Play Challenge prompt for that week. Interpret the prompt any way you wish, using any Oskar’s Wooden Ark toys or craft materials! Make sure to tag us, @oskarswoodenark, and use the hashtags #PLAYTIMEWITHOSKAR AND #OWACHRISTMAS, so that we can find your entry.
Note: Instagram entries must be from a public Instagram account.
Enter as many times as you like over the course of the challenge cycle.
Winners will be announced at the start of January, with a special 'Winners' video'.
Be creative, have fun, and enjoy connecting with our wonderful Oskar's Wooden Ark community!
By submitting an entry, you consent to us publishing your name and your post on both Facebook and Instagram, should you be selected as one of our winners. Anybody is welcome to take part, but prizes will be shipped to addresses within Australia only.