Description
Teacher Feedback Highlights
Real-world feedback from early learning centres shows how practical the PlayTray is for teachers:
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Easy to move around the environment, lightweight when empty, and can be rolled on its side instead of lifted.
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Easy to tip out water and simple to clean.
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Versatile lid use – works as an additional tray or table surface.
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Durable, thick plastic that lasts through heavy use outdoors.
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Teachers value the flexibility across different ages, noting it works equally well for messy play, water setups, sandpit extensions, and even planting activities.
Safety Guidance
The PlayTray is intended to be used only under direct supervision due to the risks of standing water and young children.
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Water must be drained when not in use or unsupervised.
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A supervision and management plan should explicitly note this advice as the key risk mitigation.
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The PlayTray should never be used unsupervised if filled with water.
Note: Some reviews brought over from our NZ website and feedback portal.


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Sue Wilson –
The PlayTray is easy enough to move around — i can roll it on its side without much effort and it’s handy for setting up quick activities. That said, its really more suited to early years/before school age. For our 7-8 year olds it feels a bit small… one small note of caution too: if the lid is used on the ground, you need to make sure it’s upside down – sides facing up, otherwise i think it might crack. Great for younger learners and childcare, but not the right size for our primary school use.
Hadleigh Witty –
Thanks Sue, the PlayTrays are designed for childcare & kindergarten use. New entrance/Y1 could utalise this however it’s not designed for 7-8yrs. Thanks for your feedback 🙂
Keiti Tiata Liko –
We’ve had our PlayTray for years now and it has held up brilliantly!!! The plastic is thick and durable, so it has not cracked or faded even with daily use outdoors! It is also very easy to clean, a quick hose down and it is ready for the next activity. Our tamariki still love it!!
for water play, messy play, and sand, and the fact that it has lasted this long makes it excellent value for our centre.
Mary Haig –
upside down, upright, with the lid – so many uses! Lightweight and easy to move, even for teachers with back issues. Rolling it on its side makes setup so much easier…A bit heavy when full, but easy to roll or tip out. The trays last really well because they’re thick and durable.
Hadleigh Witty –
Thanks for your feedack!
paula –
We love our All-In-One Play tray. We use it for so many things. One way we use our tray is putting cocoa husks in the tray and the children use transparent containers to measure quantities. Sometimes we go on nature walks and find various leaves, pods, ferns (fallen on the ground) and other natural resources and we put these in the trough for the children to explore – we also add various dinosaurs to extend and further develop the children’s imagination and creativity. Putting gloop, slime or shaving foam in the trough allows the children to engage in a wonderful sensory experience. We put shells, seaweed and driftwood in our All-In-One Play Tray with some blue dye in the water and various plastic sea creatures and this provides the children with a wonderful creative play opportunity. In autumn the children enjoy going on bush walks and doing a leaf hunt. We put these leaves of various shapes, sizes and colours into the tray – we also find snails and the children explore the snails with magnifying glasses, we then return the snails safely to where we found them. In summer there is no better way for the children to cool down than to put water into the tray, the children love measuring the water, pouring and exploring the properties of sinking/floating. Ice is another great alternative – we sometimes freeze flowers, leaves or other natural resources into the ice to make then ice experience even more interesting. We pick herbs form our herb garden and the children are able to feel and smell the various herbs – this is a wonderful natural sensory experience We use our All-In-One Play Tray in so many ways and the possibilities are endless.
– Millies House
Juliette Hart –
That’s a great activity idea, using ice – thank you for your feedback!
Casey Maddock –
We have 2 at our centre. They’re easy to move around, and flipping one upside down is perfct when you only want a shallow amount of water.