Have fun, learn and make every day an adventure! The theme for this year's Playday is ‘Playing on a shoestring – making every day an adventure’. Celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in August, Playday 2026 takes place on Wednesday 5th August, highlighting the importance of play in children's lives. The theme focuses on the everyday, low-cost play adventures children can enjoy at home, in settings, and in our communities. Expensive toys or far-off trips are unnecessary,

How to encourage healthier relationships with tech. The school holidays are looming, and for many parents, the arrival of the long break brings with it a familiar, silent battleground: the living room sofa, where children lie glued to tablets, phones, and gaming consoles. In a digital age, the "screen-time struggle" has become the defining parenting dilemma of the 21st century. But with the summer stretch looming large, declaring outright war on technology is neither practica