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“Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves, and each time that we try to teach them something too quickly, we keep them from reinventing it themselves.”
– Jean Piaget



PLAYLearnThink is based in Sudbury, Canada and is committed to providing local family events as well as supporting local organisations.

  • IPA National PlayDay 2023
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Community Adventure PlayDay on August 19th in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of IPA Canada National PlayDay. Click here for more details.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2022
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Community Adventure PlayDay on August 6th in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of IPA Canada National PlayDay. Click here for more details.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2021
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Community “Physical Distancing” Adventure PlayDay on August 7th in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of IPA Canada National PlayDay.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2020
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Community “Physical Distancing” Adventure PlayDay on August 8th in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of the IPA Canada National PlayDay Initiative.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2020
    – PLAYLearnThink provided plenty of loose parts and tools to a local daycare provider so that they could celebrate National PlayDay on August 5th with their school aged children.
  • Wanup Community Picnic 2019
    – PLAYLearnThink facilitated a Family Science and Inquiry PlayDay in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of their annual community picnic.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2019
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Family Adventure PlayDay in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of the IPA Canada National PlayDay Initiative.
  • IPA National PlayDay 2018
    – PLAYLearnThink hosted a Family Adventure PlayDay in the small, rural Sudbury community of Wanup in support of the IPA Canada National PlayDay Initiative.
  • Kivi Park Summer Festival 2016
    – PLAYLearnThink organized a children’s adventure play area. Brady Storage provided a storage cube to store the loose parts leading up to this community event.
  • Up Fest 2015
    – PLAYLearnThink provided expertise and guidance in setting up a children’s play area and provided some material. Paint was donated by Scholar’s Choice.
  • Sudbury Earth Festival 2014 and 2015
    – PLAYLearnThink organized the “Reuse for Play” children’s play area.
  • Journée de Jeu, École publique Hélène-Gravel 2014-2015
    – PLAYLearnThink organized an adventure playday for the entire school.
  • The Learning Spark 2013
    – PLAYLearnThink developed both the concept and the content for the City of Sudbury’s inaugural “Learning Spark” play festival
  • South End Best Start Hub Family Fun Night
  • West End Best Start Hub Family Fun Night
  • Family Fun Day
  • Week of the Child Kick Off Celebration
  • St. Francis Best Start Hub Launch
  • Roots and Shoots Conference
  • Valley East Days 100th Celebration
  • Valley East Days
  • The Great Manitou Star Party, Manitoulin Island
  • Salon du livre