Thoughtfully designed, screen-free activities that help little minds and bodies learn, create, explore and grow through play.
Welcome to Your LittleSprouts Digital Guidebook
There’s a lot of learning happening when children play.
When they build, pour, create, move, imagine, sort, explore and experiment, they’re developing skills that will support them far beyond the activity in front of them.
LittleSprouts is about meaningful play, made simple. We turn everyday opportunities to learn and grow into thoughtfully designed, purposeful play experiences — giving children the freedom to explore, create, build confidence and discover what they can do, without parents having to plan it all themselves.
This digital guidebook is here whenever you need a little extra guidance or inspiration.
Choose your LittleSprouts box below to discover activity guidance, play ideas and bonus resources.
Which LittleSprouts Box Are You Exploring?
Every LittleSprouts box is a different adventure.
Choose your box to find everything you need to get started.
LittleSprouts Summer Box
7 simple, screen-free activities designed to keep little ones happily playing indoors all summer long.
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LittleSprouts Summer Box
7 simple, screen-free activities designed to keep little ones happily playing indoors all summer long.
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LittleSprouts Coco Early Writing Skills Box
8 playful activities, each designed to strengthen a different part of handwriting readiness.
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LittleSprouts Coco Early Writing Skills Box
8 playful activities, each designed to strengthen a different part of handwriting readiness.
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Why Purposeful Play Matters
Children don’t separate playing from learning.
When they’re deeply involved in an activity - building something, solving a problem, making up a story or figuring out how something works - they’re practising important skills without needing to be taught them formally.
That’s why LittleSprouts activities are designed to feel like play first.
Behind the fun, each experience has been thoughtfully chosen to support different areas of your child’s development.
Through LittleSprouts, children can explore…
Movement & Coordinaton
Building control, coordination and confidence through hands-on movement and play.
Sensory Exploration
Discovering textures, materials, colours, sounds and other sensory experiences.
Language & Communication
Building vocabulary, conversation and confidence expressing ideas.
Thinking & Problem Solving
Experimenting, predicting, noticing patterns and finding different ways to solve problems.
Creativity & Imagination
Inventing, designing, pretending and bringing their own ideas to life.
Independence & Confidence
Making choices, trying things for themselves and discovering “I can do it.”
Social & Emotional Development
Exploring emotions, relationships, cooperation and understanding others.
Movement & Coordinaton
Building control, coordination and confidence through hands-on movement and play.
Sensory Exploration
Discovering textures, materials, colours, sounds and other sensory experiences.
Language & Communication
Building vocabulary, conversation and confidence expressing ideas.
Thinking & Problem Solving
Experimenting, predicting, noticing patterns and finding different ways to solve problems.
Creativity & Imagination
Inventing, designing, pretending and bringing their own ideas to life.
Independence & Confidence
Making choices, trying things for themselves and discovering “I can do it.”
Social & Emotional Development
Exploring emotions, relationships, cooperation and understanding others.
The goal isn't to get an activity “right”. It’s to give children meaningful opportunities to explore, experiment and grow.
Learn more about our 7 Pillars of Learning.
Social & Emotional Development
Exploring emotions, relationships, cooperation and understanding others.
A little note before you start...
Your activity cards will give you everything you need to introduce each experience - but they’re a starting point, not a set of rules.
- Your child might follow the activity exactly as suggested.
- They might change it completely.
- They might spend twenty minutes doing something you hadn't even considered.
That’s all part of the learning.
Follow their curiosity, ask questions, join in when invited and give them space to explore independently too.
There is no one right way to play.
Keep Playing Beyond the Box
Purposeful play doesn't need complicated materials or carefully planned activities.
Some of the best learning happens with the things already around you.
Turning a cardboard box into something completely new.
Sorting household objects by colour, size or shape.
Building with cushions, blocks or recycled materials.
Creating a treasure hunt around the house.
Drawing a map of somewhere familiar.
Making up stories using toys or everyday objects.
Giving your child a small real-life job to complete independently.
Exploring water, ice or other everyday materials.
Keep Playing Beyond the Box
Purposeful play doesn't need complicated materials or carefully planned activities.
Some of the best learning happens with the things already around you.
Turning a cardboard box into something completely new.
Sorting household objects by colour, size or shape.
Building with cushions, blocks or recycled materials.
Creating a treasure hunt around the house.
Drawing a map of somewhere familiar.
Making up stories using toys or everyday objects.
Giving your child a small real-life job to complete independently.
Exploring water, ice or other everyday materials.
A Few Things Parents Often Ask
Tap a question below whenever you need a little guidance.
Anywhere! Let your child choose the activity that catches their attention. LittleSprouts activities do not need to be completed in a particular order.
No. Follow their interest. Ten engaged minutes can be far more valuable than pushing through an activity they've stopped enjoying.
That can be a wonderful thing.
The activity cards provide ideas and guidance, but children often find their own ways to explore materials. Unless there's a safety reason to redirect them, give them space to experiment.
You can introduce the idea and model something if they need help getting started, but try not to demonstrate a finished “correct” result.
Leaving some things open-ended gives children more opportunity to think, experiment and create for themselves.
Absolutely.
Repetition is an important part of learning. Children often notice something different, develop a new skill or approach an activity in a completely different way the next time they try it.
There is no set time.
Some activities might hold your child's attention for five minutes; others might become an hour-long adventure. Follow their engagement rather than the clock.
Simplify it, try it together or put it away and return another day.
LittleSprouts is about building confidence through playful experiences — not completing activities perfectly.
Of course. While LittleSprouts activities are designed with a particular age range in mind, many can be adapted for younger or older siblings.
Always supervise younger children appropriately, particularly where activities contain small parts or materials not intended for their age.
Keep them! Many LittleSprouts materials can be reused for drawing, building, imaginative play, sorting, crafting or your child's own creations.
Ready for your next adventure?
There are more LittleSprouts boxes waiting to be explored. Keep the play going!
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Please retain activity instructions and packaging for important safety and age guidance. Adult supervision is recommended for all SproutBox activities.