Simple play ideas to reduce screen time, grow young brains, and bring joy back to everyday family life
If you’ve ever thought “I want my child to play more… but I don’t have the energy, time, or ideas” - this guide is for you.
The Busy Parent’s Guide to Daily Play – Part Two is designed for real families, real homes, and real life. It helps you replace screen time with meaningful play in a way that feels doable, enjoyable, and sustainable - even on busy days.
Written by an experienced early years teacher and created in response to a viral Instagram post, this guide is packed with low-prep, high-impact play ideas that support your child’s learning, development and wellbeing - without turning you into an activities coordinator.
Play isn’t just “something nice to do” - it’s how young children:
Build attention and focus
Develop language and problem-solving skills
Strengthen emotional regulation
Grow confidence and independence
Prepare their brains for learning at school
But for busy parents, play often gets squeezed out by tiredness, screens, and the mental load of everyday life.
This guide helps you make play easy again - something you can look forward to, not another thing on your to-do list.
This beautifully simple digital guide includes 19 tried-and-tested play activities that:
✔ Take less than 10 minutes to set up
✔ Use everyday household items
✔ Can be played inside or outside
✔ Encourage independent play once introduced
✔ Can be repeated again and again (no constant planning required)
Each activity clearly explains:
What you’ll need
So you can plan ahead and avoid last-minute stress.
What your child is learning
Helping you understand how play supports brain development, school readiness, and key early years skills.
What to do
Simple, step-by-step guidance so you can confidently set the activity up and step back.
What comes next
Easy ways to extend, adapt or refresh the activity without reinventing the wheel.
This is Part Two of our popular Ten Minutes for Play series and works beautifully alongside the free Ten Minutes for Play – Part One, which helps you establish a daily play habit and carve out ten minutes a day to bond and thrive.
Once that habit is in place, this guide gives you:
More ideas
More variety
More confidence
More calm
You won’t be expected to cut screens out completely. Instead, you’ll build enough connection, play and engagement into the day that screens naturally take a smaller role, without battles or guilt.
Reduce screen time without conflict
Support early learning through play
Feel confident they’re “doing enough”
Enjoy calmer, more connected family time
Help their child build skills for school and life
Blossom resources are:
Created by an experienced early years teacher
Rooted in child development and classroom experience
Practical, realistic and easy to use
Designed to support parents and children
No overwhelm. No pressure. Just simple, joyful ways to help your child thrive.
If you’re ready to swap scrolling for smiling, battles for bonding, and guilt for confidence, The Busy Parent’s Guide to Daily Play – Part Two is your next step.
✨ Download it today and enjoy play that works for your family.
Simple play ideas to reduce screen time, grow young brains, and bring joy back to everyday family life
If you’ve ever thought “I want my child to play more… but I don’t have the energy, time, or ideas” - this guide is for you.
The Busy Parent’s Guide to Daily Play – Part Two is designed for real families, real homes, and real life. It helps you replace screen time with meaningful play in a way that feels doable, enjoyable, and sustainable - even on busy days.
Written by an experienced early years teacher and created in response to a viral Instagram post, this guide is packed with low-prep, high-impact play ideas that support your child’s learning, development and wellbeing - without turning you into an activities coordinator.
Play isn’t just “something nice to do” - it’s how young children:
Build attention and focus
Develop language and problem-solving skills
Strengthen emotional regulation
Grow confidence and independence
Prepare their brains for learning at school
But for busy parents, play often gets squeezed out by tiredness, screens, and the mental load of everyday life.
This guide helps you make play easy again - something you can look forward to, not another thing on your to-do list.
This beautifully simple digital guide includes 19 tried-and-tested play activities that:
✔ Take less than 10 minutes to set up
✔ Use everyday household items
✔ Can be played inside or outside
✔ Encourage independent play once introduced
✔ Can be repeated again and again (no constant planning required)
Each activity clearly explains:
What you’ll need
So you can plan ahead and avoid last-minute stress.
What your child is learning
Helping you understand how play supports brain development, school readiness, and key early years skills.
What to do
Simple, step-by-step guidance so you can confidently set the activity up and step back.
What comes next
Easy ways to extend, adapt or refresh the activity without reinventing the wheel.
This is Part Two of our popular Ten Minutes for Play series and works beautifully alongside the free Ten Minutes for Play – Part One, which helps you establish a daily play habit and carve out ten minutes a day to bond and thrive.
Once that habit is in place, this guide gives you:
More ideas
More variety
More confidence
More calm
You won’t be expected to cut screens out completely. Instead, you’ll build enough connection, play and engagement into the day that screens naturally take a smaller role, without battles or guilt.
Reduce screen time without conflict
Support early learning through play
Feel confident they’re “doing enough”
Enjoy calmer, more connected family time
Help their child build skills for school and life
Blossom resources are:
Created by an experienced early years teacher
Rooted in child development and classroom experience
Practical, realistic and easy to use
Designed to support parents and children
No overwhelm. No pressure. Just simple, joyful ways to help your child thrive.
If you’re ready to swap scrolling for smiling, battles for bonding, and guilt for confidence, The Busy Parent’s Guide to Daily Play – Part Two is your next step.
✨ Download it today and enjoy play that works for your family.
