Events
The Perfect Ways to Play for Every Occasion
We believe in the power of play. Through our many styles of events — public or private, in-person or virtual — we ignite the passion for play and unlock its many benefits. No matter the event, Pure Play Every Day is dedicated to creating fun, engaging, and meaningful experiences that remind people of the importance and value of play in their lives.
Interested in Scheduling a Private Play Event? Let Us Know!
In-House Field Trips
For Kids, Private, In-Person
Play Events are turnkey, mobile experiences that transform any space into a creative, child-centered play environment. We bring open-ended loose parts, hands-on STEAM exploration, and thoughtfully designed play zones to your facility—then handle all setup, facilitation, and cleanup.
Each event sparks curiosity, creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration while encouraging recycling and environmentally responsible choices. It’s a developmentally rich, memorable play experience that enhances any program.
Play at the Market
For Kids, For Adults, Private, In-Person
Nature Play Space
For Kids, For Adults, Private, In-Person
The Nature Play Space unites the power of nature and play to encourage families to make
outdoor play a part of their daily lives. Many families who experienced this unique educational feature have been amazed and inspired. Nature Play Space is constructed with bales of straw and filled with a wide variety of loose parts play materials.
Pathways to Play
For Kids, For Adults, Private, In-Person
The Pathways to Play program encourages everyone to add playful activities to their walking or exercise routines. We partner with youth mentoring organizations as the volunteer workforce to chalk or spray paint shapes along park paths. This encourages active play along the paths.
Children and adults alike enjoy hopping, twirling, balancing and more as they explore the Pathways to Play. The design increases enjoyment and the likelihood of recurrence for the citizen to return to the path for their walking/exercise.
Dine and Play
For Kids, Public, In-Person
We partner with organizations like Our Place Waldorf that are focused on feeding the hungry in our communities. We bring materials and activities on site, and we host play events during mealtime. Combined with the nourishment of a warm meal, these play activities create feelings of fun, comfort and security.
Shelter In Play
For Kids, Private, In-Person
Even those living in the most challenging circumstances can benefit from the joy and freedom that comes with play. That could mean those living in homeless shelters or those who are in shelters created to house victims of domestic abuse. We come to those shelters with activities designed to ignite pure play and create a welcoming break from the daily stresses of life.
Addiction Recovery
For Adults, Private, In-Person, Virtual
Learning the benefits of daily play can be a vital tool in helping adults overcome addiction. We help introduce these skills by showing participants traditional games and unique games, using non-traditional materials. The games are both competitive and collaborative.
The goal is teaching attendees that that they can give themselves permission to play. As a result, they’ll learn problem-solving skills, conflict resolution strategies and skills to help them shape their attitude to fit the positive goals they’ve set for themselves.
Adults with Disabilities
For Adults, Private, In-Person, Virtual
Loose Parts Lounge
For Adults, Private, In-Person
This is a vibrant, adults-only play space designed to spark creativity, connection, and pure joy. In a world full of responsibilities, this experience invites grown-ups to rediscover the power of play through open-ended loose parts, hands-on exploration, and imaginative building. Play isn’t just for kids—it’s a proven way to reduce stress, boost problem-solving and creative thinking, strengthen relationships, and support overall well-being. At the Loose Parts Lounge, imagination thrives, community grows, and adults get permission to work hard… and play even harder.
STEAM Team After-School Clubs
For Kids, Private, In-Person
Loose parts inspire creative play. This often leads to building structures, making designs, sorting by new classifications, imagining new stories and all sorts of things many adults don’t engage in routinely. These activities give children a better understanding of engineering, math, physics, visual design, and promote the “I wonder what happens if…” thought process that is an integral part of the scientific method.
Forever Young Club
For Adults, Private, In-Person
A program designed to inspire senior citizens to embrace play through engaging activities, fostering joy, creativity, social connections, and overall well-being.Incorporating play into daily life is not just about fun—it’s a vital component of healthy aging!
Play at the Market
From spring through fall, we coordinate with local farmers markets — such as the La Plata Farmers Market — to arrange on-site play activities during their market events. Farmers markets are a wonderful place that attract local families, so they create opportunities for parents and children to enjoy the benefits of pure play together.
Nature Play Space
The Nature Play Space unites the power of nature and play to encourage families to make
outdoor play a part of their daily lives. Many families who experienced this unique educational
feature have been amazed and inspired. Nature Play Space is constructed with bales of straw
and filled with a wide variety of loose parts play materials.
Pathways to Play
The Pathways to Play program encourages everyone to add playful activities to their walking or
exercise routines. We partner with youth mentoring organizations as the volunteer workforce to
chalk or spray paint shapes along park paths. This encourages active play along the paths.
Children and adults alike enjoy hopping, twirling, balancing and more as they explore the
Pathways to Play. The design increases enjoyment and the likelihood of recurrence for the
citizen to return to the path for their walking/exercise.
Dine and Play
We partner with organizations like Our Place Waldorf that are focused on feeding the hungry in our communities. We bring materials and activities on site, and we host play events during mealtime. Combined with the nourishment of a warm meal, these play activities create feelings of fun, comfort and security.
Shelter in Play
Even those living in the most challenging circumstances can benefit from the joy and freedom that comes with play. That could mean those living in homeless shelters or those who are in shelters created to house victims of domestic abuse. We come to those shelters with activities designed to ignite pure play and create a welcoming break from the daily stresses of life.
In-House Field Trips
Play Events are turnkey, mobile experiences that transform any space into a creative, child-centered play environment. We bring open-ended loose parts, hands-on STEAM exploration, and thoughtfully designed play zones to your facility—then handle all setup, facilitation, and cleanup. Each event sparks curiosity, creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration while encouraging recycling and environmentally responsible choices. It’s a developmentally rich, memorable play experience that enhances any program.
Addiction Recovery
Learning the benefits of daily play can be a vital tool in helping adults overcome addiction. We
help introduce these skills by showing participants traditional games and unique games, using
non-traditional materials. The games are both competitive and collaborative.
The goal is teaching attendees that that they can give themselves permission to play. As a
result, they’ll learn problem-solving skills, conflict resolution strategies and skills to help them
shape their attitude to fit the positive goals they’ve set for themselves.
Adults with Disabilities
We partner with agencies such as Southern Maryland Community Resources and the ARC of Southern Maryland to bring the benefits of pure play to adults with disabilities throughout the region. We can host in-person or virtual events that provide the materials and the environment to encourage creativity and exploration.
Partner Agencies
We partner with organizations, private businesses and government agencies to provide play, programs and workshop opportunities. Partners work together to explore the continuum of opportunities that Pure Play Every Day offers. Our partners include: Little Bugs Nature Preschool, Angels Watch Shelter, Charles County Public Schools, College of Southern Maryland, The Jude House, Maryland Coalition of Families, Judy Center (Charles, Frederick and Kent counties), Melwood — Seed to Table, Charles County Literacy Council, La Plata Farmers Market, Southern Maryland Community Resources, The Arc of Southern Maryland.
Interested in Scheduling a Private Event?
We’d love to hear from you and learn about your ideas for how Pure Play Every Day can bring fun to your upcoming event. Fill out the brief form below with a bit of information, and then we’ll be in touch to discuss a proposal with you.
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“Play is the only way to learn.”
— George Bernard Shaw
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