Loose Parts Collection

The Power of Loose Parts Play

Beginning as a remarkable term coined by Simon Nicholson, loose parts are materials that can be moved, carried, built, taken apart, rearranged, or combined in multiple ways.

Open-ended

Open-ended play helps children learn to react better in situations. They learn to make choices, and feel more inspired. In open ended play, the child’s imagination is the limit.

Creativity & Imagination

Children are the most imaginative people you can think of; you would be surprised to see what they produce even with the simplest of things.

Problem Solving

Young students gain many skills like adapting and experimenting with new things. To create their loose parts masterpiece, students need to select what materials piece the best together. for their environment.

Wood Crafts Activities Box

203201 2000 pieces

Dinosaur Bones

Bury these bones in sand, soil or even water and they will instantly appeal to children’s instincts to explore, investigate, sort, collect and measure. Ages 2+ 207462 16 pieces F

Makerspace STEAM Builder Set

Includes heavyweight tagboard, art yarn, art tissue, construction paper, wiggle eyes, craft sticks, wood sticks, coated etching papers, chenille stems, pom poms, Artstraws paper tubes and graph paper. Ages 5+ 210375

Assortment of natural and multi coloured wood crafts including regular, jumbo and mini sticks, shapes, spoons, turnings, smart sticks and building sticks. Ages 3+

Social

Loose parts are a wonderful way to connect children with their peers through hands-on learning and allows them to take a break from the books.

Playfoam Classpack

Play foam never dries out so the creativity never ends. Class pack-16 Super-sized pieces in 8 colours. Ages 3+

201757 Set of 16

Sensory

Loose parts help learn about textures, patterns, shapes, weights and what happens when you bang, rub, and squish them together.

Nature Feel & Find

Use tactile senses to determine the hidden shapes in the canvas bag that correspond to the matching bases. Ages 3+ 211976 25 pieces

Unit Bricks

Measures 14cm W x 7cm D x 3.5cm H (5-1/2” W x 2-3/4” D x 1-3/8” H). Ages 18 months+ 210815 100 pieces

Block Play

Encourage creativity, planning, and big thinking. Invite open-ended play in your classroom through mathematical and engineering investigation, as children experiment, and have fun.

Little Bricks & Pavers

Build models and scenery for pretend play, stop motion videos and STEAM. Textured plastic with weighted interiors is scaled to miniature size for architectural building. Perfect for indoor and outdoor play. Includes 10 double-sided concept cards. Store indoors. Individual brick measures 4.5cm x 1.5cm. Ages 3+

Little Bricks

211099 60 pieces

Little Pavers

211984 60 pieces

Element Blocks

The unique imprinted nature designs and words on these natural-stained tabletop unit blocks include mountains, birds, fish, clouds, and more. Set includes wooden storage box and fabric storage bag. Largest block measures 25mm x 5cm x 25mm Ages 2+

211322 46 pieces

Unit Beams

Ages 3+ 210816 25 pieces

Treasure Blocks

What can we find today? Collect trinkets, natural materials and sensory objects to place in the beautiful blocks. Smooth hardwood frames with transparent acrylic windows have a removable panel to place small objects to observe or display. Ideal for colour exploration and light table activities. Holds marbles, beads, twigs, leaves, small toys and more. 2 screws on the removable panel keep objects securely in place until ready to be replaced. Largest block measures 14cm x 14cm x 5cm. Set of 8. Ages 2+

209723 Clear

209724 Coloured

Wood Like Blocks

Ages 3+

201811

80 pieces

Fine Motor Skills

Manipulating objects help develop both fine and gross motor skills. It also helps hand eye coordination which prepares children for other aspects of learning, getting them prepared for their future!

Heuristic Play Starter Set

Ages 3+ 210734 63 pieces

Create & Play Sensory Beads

Ages 3+. 211954 24 pieces

Wooden Stacking Arches

Ages 18 months+ 212737 7 pieces

Create ‘n’ Play Wooden Discs

Ages 2+ 210899 20 pieces

Wood Stackers Standing Stones

Ages 2+ 210321 20 pieces

10 Inspiration cards included!

Lifting, counting, and sorting are all great early skills that help to involve muscle groups form properly.

Spools

Ages 1+ 211209 21 pieces

Semispheres

Ages 1+. 211218 21 pieces

Wooden Super Set

Ages 1+ 211219 84 pieces

Rings

Ages 1+ 211220 21 pieces

Discs

Ages 1+. 211217 21 pieces

Arts & Crafts

Loose parts play does not get any better than crafting! Crafting can help loose parts become whatever you want them to be! They can also work for any age; there are no limits to creativity.

Mini Wooden Clothes Pins

Measures 5cm L x 5cm W (2” L x 2” W). Ages 3+ 209164 24 pieces

Coloured Flat Wooden Shapes

Ages 3+ 203155 200 pieces

Softie Buttons

Measures 5cm L x 5cm W (2” L x 2” W) Ages 3+ 211012 50 pieces

Colour Diffusing Paper Feathers

Measures 8cm W x 23cm L (3-1/4” W x 9” L). Ages 3+ 211013 80 pieces

Colossal Crafts Super Value Craft Box

Includes WonderFoam sheets and shapes, craft sticks in natural and bright hues, feathers in two styles, craft fluffs in four colours, felt sheets, three styles of stems, three colours of glitter, pom poms in two styles, glitter glue pens, sequins and spangles, gemstones, two styles of buttons, pony beads and four styles of wiggle eyes. Ages 3+ 206375

Paper Plate Fox Craft

Step 1

Draw a “V” shape on the paper plate.

Step 2

Fold over the edges of the plate and glue down.

Step 3

Colour in top and cut out ears from another plate and glue on top.

Step 4

Glue on a black pom-pom for the nose and two wiggle eyes. Tada!

Everything you need:

Paper Plates 9” 208028 100 pieces

Crayons 206320 Set of 8

Glue Sticks

206428 Set of 12

Scissors

204900 Set of 12

Pom Poms 203240 300 pieces

Wiggle Eyes 210472 100 pieces

Nature Inspired

Naturally inspired items with no instructions or directions that can be used alone or combined with other materials is a great way to watch loose parts play flourish!

Jumbo Sensory River Stones

Barkless

Rustic Pourers

Wood Craft Rounds

Ages 3+ 201010 50 pieces

Tactile Shells

Ages 18 months+ 211238 36 pieces

Natural Exploration Starter Pack

Includes: Willow Balls (2), Branch Chips (60 g), Branch Offcuts-Oval (60 g), Branch Offcuts-Circular (60 g), Rattan Slices (60 g), Bark Squares (3), River Pebbles (250 g), Small Polished Stones-Assorted (250 g), Small Gemstones (60 g), Small Seashells (125 g), Large Seashells Pack (125 g), Assorted Pine Cones (60 g), Bodhi Leaves (5) and coloured Bundles (4 in Red/Green/Yellow/ Blue). Ages 3+ 210801

Wood Branch Set

Natural cut branch segments including stumps, ovals and circles. 250g of each. Ages 3+ 210773

Magna-Tiles Jungle Set

Ages 3+ 212789 25 pieces

Literacy and Numeracy

Loose parts play is an incredible way of teaching children early Math and English lessons. They are a great physical and tangible representation of concepts that children often struggle with.

Lifting, counting, and sorting Ask important questions. “What can you tell me about this?” or “What is your plan with this?” can help steer children in the right direction. It helps keep them on track and it continues their thinking process, encouraging them to think even more about their creative process.

Take notice in what children are creating and tell them (without stating any opinions) what you see. “I notice you have a pile of read bears and blue bears.” This provides a chance for children to vocalize their experiences and enforce the recognition process.

Ages

Uppercase

Ages 3+

201327 Lowercase (26 pieces)

201328 Uppercase (26 pieces)

96 pieces

Number Pebbles

Ages 2+ 201329 22 pieces

/ Lowercase Alphabet Pebbles

Three Bear Family Counters

3+ 202094

Sort & Count Cups

Ages 18 months+ 208939 30 pieces

Word Building Pebbles

Ages 3+ 201337 50 pieces

Mini Geo-Solids

Ages 5+ 209600 40 pieces

Sorting & Counting Tray

Ages 3+ 212519

Sorting Stones

Ages 3+ 201331 20 pieces

Feels-Write Letter Stones, Uppercase

Ages 3+ 210326 26 pieces

Light Play

Ages

Interlox

Ages

Perfect for loose parts, sensory play, and all kinds of early learning through play, Light Play is sure to be a favorite with children of all ages. Playstix

Transparent

Ages

Tubs, Containers & Baskets

Keep your space organized and give loose parts a safe place to stay once play time is finished!

These storage trays are designed to neatly organize all your letter-sized handouts, booklets and papers. Measures

Storage

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Loose parts for literacy and numeracy

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