This listing is for x1 black, solid plastic MINI Tuff Play Tray.

If you’ve never heard of a Tuff Tray (or Tuff Spot), then here’s what it is. It’s an octagonal black rugged tray with raised sides, just under a meter in size, that’s incredibly handy for arranging and presenting play in preschool, nurseries and primary schools. This is the NEW Mini Version! As the tray can be easily wiped down it lends itself to all sorts of play – especially messy play. It can be used as it comes, customised with chalk pens (more of that later) or filled with kinds of toys and tactile materials such as:

Small character toys – peg people, small dolls, superheroes
Vehicles – cars, trucks, trains
Building Blocks
Duplo/Lego
Ice – small toys can be frozen into water and rescued!
Autumn Leaves
Pebbles
Sticks
Sand
Water
Flour
Pasta
Dried Beans
Rice (which can be coloured)
Paint
Craft materials
Compost

I’m sure there’s much more to add to the list and this is before we start to think about themes and stories to recreate. The great thing is that the activity is contained and encourages focus on one thing for a time. Use of tiny objects (under supervision if your child is likely to put items in their mouths) encourages the development of fine motor skills, the mastery of which eventually leads to good writing and drawing skills. Gross motor skills are honed as vehicles are moved around tracks.

At the end of play, the toys can be put away and the tray cleaned down which is particularly useful if you need to sanitise equipment at present. The trays are big enough for group play but are increasingly being bought for home play, outside in the garden when the weather is good (or to get some fresh air if you’re well wrapped up) or inside when it’s cold – so traditionally outdoor activities can still be enjoyed, expanding the play possibilities when you’re stuck indoors.

We have a huge range of Tuff Tray of custom designed Tuff Tray Mats that fit in these trays to add to play – or for days when you’d rather not have a tray full of water or sand to tidy away. Our most popular is the Dinosaur Lost World play tray insert, and we sell a wide variety of vinyl tray inserts that bring the outdoors in, or encourage play in a fantasy world.

If you would like to purchase one or more of our incredible Tuff tray inserts please click on this link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224041757716 to benefit for substantial discounts when ordering 2 or more.

Size 70x70cm (approx.)