Putting on your own Tiny Happy People session is easy.
Just follow our step-by-step guide on how to create a fun, chatty and happy Stay & Play event for the parents, carers and little ones in your community.
Why host a Stay & Play?
Hosting your own Tiny Happy People Stay & Play gives you the opportunity to introduce our website to the families you work with. It's also a great chance to show parents and carers just a few of the activities that they can play along with their little ones.
Where should I hold the session?
Anyone who runs a playgroup can run a Tiny Happy People Stay & Play event. You might be a childcare setting, community group, a library or a family centre. These resources will help you introduce parents and carers to some fun activities that can help develop their little ones' speech and language skills.
In what order should I run the activities?
We’ve created an easy-to-follow running order for the Stay & Play session. You can swap-out different activities to suit the age and stage of the children who are attending.
We’ve included songs with music to play during the Stay & Play.
An easy-to-follow Stay & Play session that can be used for different ages.
Download and print-off the activity sheets for parents to take home.
Songs
It's nice to start the session by saying hello with the Hello Song and to end it with the Goodbye Song.The lyrics to songs can be found in the downloadable running order.
What activities could we do?
Our website is full of simple, fun activities that encourage parents and carers to chat, play and bond with their little ones. We've created a list of activities for children from 0-4 to play at a Stay & Play session to get them chatting! Find video links to our chosen activities as well as printable activity sheets below!
What's in the bag?
A fun game to play using a selection of everyday items.
Peekaboo
Peekaboo can be an important part of baby's development.
Sock puppet
Sock puppets can be really useful props to help children use their imagination.
Learning about body parts
Repeating words for parts of your face and body helps children learn them, especially when combined with actions.
Blowing bubbles
Describing the bubbles provides lots of opportunities for your little one to hear new words.
Ball games
Ball games help children with their motor development and can also help develop language and social skills.
Building blocks
This activity teaches children how they can affect the world around them.
Let's make noise
Try hitting pots and pans with toddlers and babies and talking about the sounds they make.
Obstacle courses
Obstacle courses are great fun and help develop problem-solving skills.
If you're looking for more activities to try, then explore our activities page here and filter by the age of your baby group!
