Pop Up Play Village - Thatcham and Newbury

Pop Up Play Village - Thatcham and Newbury Pop up Play Village is an exciting play experience for children who love to role play!

11/06/2026

Today, on International Day of Play, I had the pleasure of transforming Beenham Preschool into a wonderful Teddy Bears' Picnic role play adventure.

From preparing picnic treats and serving hungry teddy bears to sharing stories, conversations and imaginative adventures, the children immersed themselves in a world of play, creativity and discovery.

What a fantastic way to celebrate the power of play today! ❤️🧸✨

The best addition to your wedding with children. The best of both! Children at your wedding can be looked after by us fo...
09/06/2026

The best addition to your wedding with children. The best of both! Children at your wedding can be looked after by us for as little or as long as you need us, making sure they can be a big part of your special day, but also allowing the grown ups to have their own time too.

Contact us at [email protected] for more information 💒💍

Every child learns differently, and that's exactly why role play works so well.Our immersive role play experiences natur...
08/06/2026

Every child learns differently, and that's exactly why role play works so well.

Our immersive role play experiences naturally allow children to access learning at their own level, whether they're developing communication skills, building confidence, extending vocabulary, exploring maths concepts or engaging in creative writing. Children learn through doing, exploring and imagining, allowing every child to participate in a way that feels meaningful to them.

From EYFS to KS2, mainstream to SEND, our role play environments can be adapted to suit your topic, curriculum objectives and the unique needs of your learners.

💡 Inclusive
💡 Engaging
💡 Curriculum linked
💡 Child led

For more information about what we can offer your setting, do just send us an email at [email protected]

✨ Transforming learning through play ✨Today I had the pleasure of visiting a local school to work with their Year 3 chil...
05/06/2026

✨ Transforming learning through play ✨

Today I had the pleasure of visiting a local school to work with their Year 3 children, transforming their school hall into an immersive role play experience with our construction site, supermarket and vets play areas.

There is something truly special about watching children step into a world of imagination, collaboration and problem solving. Through role play, they weren't just learning about a topic, they were living it, exploring it and making meaningful connections through hands on experiences.

A huge thank you to the school for inviting me in. I loved seeing the enthusiasm, imagination and smiles throughout the day 😊😀

Role play is often calming for children. The familiar, repetitive actions soothe the body and support emotional regulati...
03/06/2026

Role play is often calming for children. The familiar, repetitive actions soothe the body and support emotional regulation, giving children space to process their thoughts and feelings. Through pretend play, they’re in control of the story which can reduce anxiety, build confidence and encourage connection with others at their own pace.

Are you looking for an enrichment option that is high quality, safe, curriculum aligned and supports whole school priori...
01/06/2026

Are you looking for an enrichment option that is high quality, safe, curriculum aligned and supports whole school priorities?

At Pop Up Play Village, we provide immersive role play experiences. Our sessions are designed to support communication and language, oracy, wellbeing, creativity, teamwork and real world understanding through child led learning experiences.

We can tailor visits to curriculum topics across EYFS, KS1 and KS2, creating meaningful learning opportunities that engage children whilst supporting wider school priorities.

✔ Curriculum linked role play experiences
✔ Supports communication, literacy and maths skills
✔ Encourages creativity, confidence and collaboration
✔ Open plan setups designed for visibility and safety
✔ Inclusive, engaging and adaptable for a range of needs
✔ Wellbeing focused approaches woven throughout sessions

Whether you are looking for a one off enrichment day, topic launch, wellbeing focus or ongoing visits, we would love to support your school or setting.

To find out more, send us a message or email [email protected]

A great visit to a local preschool today with our Wellbeing Planning which focuses purely on supporting children's menta...
21/05/2026

A great visit to a local preschool today with our Wellbeing Planning which focuses purely on supporting children's mental health using our role play areas combined with play therapy techniques.

We have 7 core areas that our Wellbeing Planning covers. These are:

- Safe Expression and Emotion Regulation
- Developing Self Esteem
- Developing Problem Solving Skills
- Building on Relationships with others
- Developing Communication Skills
- Developing Coping Strategies
- Developing a Sense of Control

In this visit, the children were supported individually using our Wellbeing Planning based on what the children needed support with.

If you would like any further information about our Wellbeing Planning, do let us know. We would love to tell you more!

Are you looking for an enrichment option that is high quality, safe, curriculum aligned and supports whole school priori...
19/05/2026

Are you looking for an enrichment option that is high quality, safe, curriculum aligned and supports whole school priorities?

At Pop Up Play Village, we provide immersive role play experiences. Our sessions are designed to support communication and language, oracy, wellbeing, creativity, teamwork and real world understanding through child led learning experiences.

We can tailor visits to curriculum topics across EYFS, KS1 and KS2, creating meaningful learning opportunities that engage children whilst supporting wider school priorities.

✔ Curriculum linked role play experiences
✔ Supports communication, literacy and maths skills
✔ Encourages creativity, confidence and collaboration
✔ Open plan setups designed for visibility and safety
✔ Inclusive, engaging and adaptable for a range of needs
✔ Wellbeing focused approaches woven throughout sessions

Whether you are looking for a one off enrichment day, topic launch, wellbeing focus or ongoing visits, we would love to support your school or setting.

To find out more, send us a message or email [email protected]

One of our core values is to inspire learning. I've written a blog all about how we do this here: Pop Up Play Village ha...
18/05/2026

One of our core values is to inspire learning. I've written a blog all about how we do this here:

Pop Up Play Village has been created to excite children and give them the desire to learn in their own way and at their own pace. Using my knowledge as a teacher, this was how Pop Up Play Village was designed. When designing each play area, I looked at what resources were needed in order to maximise the learning opportunities for the children. Every resource in our village has a purpose and has been chosen to inspire and promote high quality learning through play.

I’ve found that the best way for children to learn is when they are in the driving seat. They can make their own decisions and make their own discoveries. Our village has been set up to promote this way of learning through open plan play areas and free flow play right from the very start of a session until the very end. As our village is open plan, children can make connections between one play area and another and move resources around the village as they wish. We often find that at the end of a play session, the village looks very different and that’s great as the children have owned their play and been inspired by the resources that they have had available to play with.

Our village is a very sociable place to play and this naturally inspires children’s learning. By observing others, playing alongside and with other children, children get ideas and learn from each other which in turn inspires and develops their learning further.

Our play areas are large and open plan which means adults can play in them too. We absolutely love seeing families all playing together and having fun! Children absolutely love to play with their special grown ups that bring them to our village. This naturally inspires their play and develops their learning so much.

I think it is so important that the environment is right for optimum high quality learning to take place. By being open plan, we have created a wonderfully relaxed environment where grown ups can relax as they can see their children at all times and children can gain confidence to explore as they can also see their grown ups too.

Address

Reading
RG75

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+447807297259

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