Pop Up Play Village - Thatcham and Newbury

18/11/2024

Head over to Pop Up Play Village UK to enter to be in with a chance of winning this fab giveaway!

IT’S COMPETITION TIME - **WIN** An Orchard Toys Ltd Dinosaur Dig game! This is a great prize!

To enter simply:
Comment on this post and
💓 Like or Love the post

The competition will close on Saturday 23rd November at 8am and a WINNER will be selected soon after at random from the competition entries on both our Facebook and Instagram Pop Up Play Village UK pages. Good luck everyone!

This competition is not affiliated or associated with Meta.

15/11/2024

To fundraise for BBC Children in Need, we are going to be holding a Virtual Duck Race! This is going to be a great way to fundraise whilst having some fun at the same time! The person with the winning duck will receive a food hamper in the post gifted from Pop Up Play Village!

To enter, visit our Duck Race page here and create a duck: https://www.balloonrace.net/pupv

Then once you have done this, head over to our BBC Children in Need Just Giving page to donate to the fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/page/pop-up-play-village-duckrace

It's as simple as that to enter! Then on the 17th November at 5pm, the Duck Race will begin which can be watched online. The winning duck is the duck to cross the finishing line first at 7pm!

13/11/2024

To fundraise for BBC Children in Need, we are going to be holding a Virtual Duck Race!

This is going to be a great way to fundraise whilst having some fun at the same time! The person with the winning duck will receive a food hamper in the post gifted from Pop Up Play Village!

To enter, visit our Duck Race page here and create a duck: https://buff.ly/3NT2DC1

Then once you have done this, head over to our BBC Children in Need Just Giving page to donate to the fundraiser: https://buff.ly/3AqKgBo

It's as simple as that to enter! Then on the 17th November at 5pm, the Duck Race will begin which can be watched online. The winning duck is the duck to cross the finishing line first at 7pm!

12/11/2024

We are running a Christmas themed role play session on the 1st December at Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall!

All of the fun of our usual role play sessions but with a sprinkling of Christmas in every play area and a Christmas themed art studio activity!

To check availability and to book tickets, here's the link:
https://activities.bookpebble.co.uk/activity/pop-up-play-village-thatcham-and-newbury-christmas-in-the-village-in-bucklebury-reading-e860772d-f418-48e8-b647-d43a67ea80ca

11/11/2024

“At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them”

08/11/2024

To fundraise for BBC Children in Need, we are going to be holding a Virtual Duck Race! This is going to be a great way to fundraise whilst having some fun at the same time! The person with the winning duck will receive a food hamper in the post gifted from Pop Up Play Village!

To enter, visit our Duck Race page here and create a duck: https://buff.ly/3NT2DC1

Then once you have done this, head over to our BBC Children in Need Just Giving page to donate to the fundraiser: https://buff.ly/3AqKgBo

It's as simple as that to enter! Then on the 17th November at 5pm, the Duck Race will begin which can be watched online. The winning duck is the duck to cross the finishing line first at 7pm!

07/11/2024

Here’s our 10 reasons why we think our parties are stress free and perfect for young children:

- You don’t need to do any prep on the build up to the party, we will have the entertainment covered for the whole duration of the party.

- Each Pop Up Play Village party is unique as the birthday child and their family can pick out the play areas that they would like. This is such a special thing to do and it builds up excitement for the party.

- Our village is flexible to suit the space which means we can run big or small parties in a large or a smaller space, in a venue or even in your house. The choice is yours to make!

- On the day of the party, there is no setting up required when you book a party with us. We do all the setting up of the entertainment so that you can enjoy getting ready for the party with your little one.

- On arrival at a Pop Up Play Village party, we find that the children settle quickly into enjoying the party. Sometimes parties can be daunting for little ones but we find that because our village is child led exploratory play, they get stuck in playing straight away.

- Our parties are brilliant for mixed ages which is great as there are often a variety of ages attending a party and it enables all children to have a great time together.

- We often get complimented by guests that our parties are calm and relaxed which tends to mean the children are happy and engrossed in their play. Our village is fun, engaging and can entertain children for hours as the children let their imaginations run wild.

- At our parties, it is not just about the children, we want the adults attending to have a great time too. Whilst the children are engrossed in their play, adults can enjoy the occasion and socialise with friends and family.

- At the end of a party, the little ones are usually tired and the last thing you want to do is to spend ages tidying up. Our village is mess free and we tidy and pack it all up.

- After the party is over, you will have the special memories captured through the party photos that we have taken for you. We love capturing these special moments!

25/10/2024

We are taking some time off over half term to spend with our little ones! We will still have access to our emails and messages but it may take longer than normal for us to reply.

24/10/2024

Our parties are great for a mixed age range of children as well as for children of the same age. What is so great about role play is that children of different ages access and explore the play areas at their own level of learning and in their own way. Children's imaginations lead the way!

Our packages include:
▪ Bespoke Pop Up Play Village for your child.
▪ Invite up to 30 children and their families.
▪ Play inside or outside or a mixture of both.
▪ Pop Up Play Village Invitations.
▪ Your Pop Up Play Village host will set up and clean up the village.

To find out more about our party packages, send us a message or email [email protected]!

22/10/2024

If you are looking for something to do at home with your little ones, do take a look at our Resource Hub over on our website! There's so many activities to choose from and they are free to download! We have a great selection of Halloween play ideas and activities, here's the link:

https://popupplayvillage.co.uk/halloween-resources/

08/10/2024

Calling all Heads, Teachers, TAs, Nursery and Preschool Staff, PTA members ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We can set up our role play village in your nursery, pre-school or primary school to offer your children the chance to explore and play in their own unique village.

Choose from a variety of different role play areas to suit your setting. We can theme our village to meet the requirements of a class topic, school value or celebration.

We also have brand new 5 week programmes which focuses on key areas of learning:

- Communication and Language
- Problem Solving
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Writing for a Purpose

In these sessions, we set up our role play village for the children to learn through play with the focus being on developing a specific area of learning as well as the benefits of our village being cross curricular too.

Each week we will build on what we have been learning the previous week so that by the end of the 5 week programme, the children have had a high quality learning experience purely through play.

Do send us a message if you would be interested in more information for your setting or your child's school.

07/10/2024

A huge Happy 5th Birthday to the birthday boy yesterday! We absolutely loved celebrating with you and your friends with our construction site, cafe, vets, hospital and emergency services play areas! 🎉

01/10/2024

01/10/2024

It's competition time over on Pop Up Play Village UK! 🥳

It's the 1st October! This means that it’s our October monthly competition today where we are giving away a £20 voucher to one lucky winner to spend with their local Pop Up Play Village franchise! Very exciting! 🎉

This could be used to get £20 worth of tickets for play sessions or it could go towards one of our other services such as a party booking! The £20 voucher will be valid to use within 6 months and you must live within one of our franchise locations where we run events and services.

To be in with a chance to win, you need to like or love this post and let us know why you would love to win!

This competition will run until Friday 4th October at 7am! Then we will pick one winner at random from the competition entries on both our Facebook and Instagram Pop Up Play Village UK pages! If you enter, we wish you the best of luck!

This competition is in no way associated with Facebook or Instagram.

30/09/2024

We aim to always provide a fun, stress free and educational play experience for the whole family to enjoy. Here's our list of top 10 benefits of visiting Pop Up Play Village for some role play fun:

1. Stress Free – Our village is open plan without any backdrops so that you can see where your children are at all times. This is key for you and your little ones to be able to relax and enjoy visiting.

2. Baby Proof – Our play areas are all baby proof so if you do have a baby in particular one that is on the move, you know that they are safe.

3. Fun – Our play areas are fun, stimulating and highly engaging for you and your children to enjoy together.

4. Clean – Your safety and health are important to us and we know just how important it is to make sure that our village is always a clean place to visit.

5. Educational – When your children are immersed into a world of imaginative play, they are leading their learning and developing at their own pace. Our village is suitable for babies through to 8 years old because children of mixed ages can learn together through role play all at their own level of learning.

6.Child Led Exploratory Play – When your children visit, they have the whole time to explore our village and get the most from their experience. From my teaching experience, children learn so much more from practising and being active in their learning.

7. Time to Socialise – Our play areas are large enough to fit several families in one area at a time. This is great for your children to communicate with others and make friends but it is also great for us adults too.

8. Quality time – Here at Pop Up Play Village, there is time for you and your children to play together in high quality play areas and make special memories together!

9. Consistency – We do vary the play areas that we bring each week but there are always some familiar consistent play areas that were there the last time that you visited. This is important for your children to grow in confidence every time that they visit.

10.Feel Good Factor – Our aim is for you, our visitors to have that feel good factor when you leave Pop Up Play Village feeling fantastic about the experience that you have just had with us.