Ocean Play
Dive into hands-on ocean play ideas designed to spark curiosity, creativity and connection with the natural world.
Easy Ocean Play Invitations
Ocean Clean Up
Learn about why its important to keep our oceans clean. Simply fill a tray with water, blue food colouring and a bit of corn starch. Hide ocean animals and ‘rubbish’.
Pasta Coral Reef
You just need: coloured pasta, playdough, ocean animals. Perfect for building hand muscles for prewriting strength.
Ocean Sensory Tray
Kids love scooping and pouring. Use a blue sensory base and some ocean themed items for a simple, calming activity.
Ocean Play Essentials
Dive into sensory play with our Whale Sensory Tray 🐋 — a versatile 3D printed play base perfect for ocean-themed activities, fizzy potions, playdough setups and loose-part exploration. It’s a simple way to boost creativity, fine motor skills and calm, screen-free learning at home or in early learning environments.
🌊 Encourages imaginative play & sensory exploration
🎨 Works with fizz, water, rice or playdough
👶 Hands-on learning for toddlers and kids
🇦🇺 Designed by Liz & proudly made in Australia
Tray only — items shown for play inspiration. Add ocean animals, shells or sensory bases to make learning extra fun!
Discover endless play possibilities with our Clever Set Play Sensory Kit – a complete package for instant tray-based fun. The base boasts a vibrant palette and an exquisite blend of textures, accompanied by an array of captivating loose parts and delightful surprises waiting to be uncovered.
Designed for ages 3 and up, the Clever Set Play Sensory Kit promises immersive play experiences that foster creativity and engagement. Transform any space into a realm of imagination and exploration, setting the stage for hours of joyful play.
Optional extra:
Add Reef & the Coast book
Bring the magic of the seaside into play with our Rockpool. Featuring a beautifully textured rockpool base, this piece invites children to explore coastal environments through imaginative, hands-on sensory play. Thoughtfully designed to reflect the wonder of real rockpools found along our shores.
✔️ Perfect for fizz, water or sensory bases
✔️ Even upside down as a sand island or pond in small world play
✔️ Made in Australia by Naturally Playful
A simple activity with BIG play value
For this easy low prep activity, just add water to create magical bubbling potion play kids will come back to again and again.
Encourages imaginative play
Supports fine motor development 🖐️
Great for sensory exploration
Encourages experimenting and creative thinking
Adult supervision required. Recommended for ages 3+.
🙋♀️ Made by Liz
🍃 Non-toxic
Books To Explore Together
The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
The Big Book of the Blue by Yuval Zommer
Magic Beach by Alison Lester
Community Inspiration Gallery
Easy Ocean Craft Acticities
Recycled Coral Reef
Simply paint, cut up and glue together some recycled cardboard tubes, egg cartons and bottle caps to create a reef diaorama.
DIY Puzzle
Get the kids to draw a picture or do a ocean theme colouring in. Then simply cut it into a puzzle (simple strips for younger ones).
Sea Turtle Craft
Simply cut out some flippers and a head and glue to a paper plate. Decorate with scrap paper or fabric. Get the template here.
Nature Play
Nature play encourages curiosity, creativity and connection with the world around us. Exploring outdoors, investigating natural specimens and engaging the senses helps children build confidence, emotional regulation and a lifelong appreciation for nature.
Sensory Play
Sensory play supports fine motor skills, emotional regulation, language development and imaginative exploration through tactile, open-ended play.
Try This Messy Play
Simply colour shaving foam by mixing it with a drop of food colouring.
Colour spagetti by adding food colouring whist it cooks for the perfect scissor skills activity.
Add some magnets to a sensory base and go fishing with a paperclip tied to some wool.
Potion Play
Calming hands-on play filled with fizzing, pouring & discovery.
