Tuff Trays

Products - Tuff Trays

What is a Tuff Tray? It is a large heavy duty plastic tray. The tray itself is octagonal shaped with raised sides that are perfect for containing different materials for all kinds of messy play. It is approximately 1 meter in diameter. They can usually be found outside but are also fantastic for in-home use.

You know when a child is ready for a Tuff Tray when they start to engage in a wide range of Messy Play activities with different materials, and doing this without constant supervision. Typically, this means:

Toddler age, minimum. Typically when your child is at least 2 years + where both their gross and fine motor development is at a stage where they can see, touch, play to have control over the Tuff Tray activities.

Basic 2-way communication. So they can listen, learn and adapt to the variety of things going on in their Tuff Trays at any given time.

The imaginations are starting to rocket. Around that early toddler age through to primary school you'll really start to notice their imaginations soar, and that is a perfect time to introduce a Tuff Tray to help them develop further.

Tuff Tray Ideas

The Farmyard. This one from Early Years Careers uses different types of dry food and textures
Making A Potato Head
Hook A Duck!
The Sorting Game
PlayDoh Monsters
The Magic Tree
Underground Cave
Gravity Challenge
Dinosaur Parks
Small World Play
Food
Reflective Play
Sensory Play
Ball Play
Discovery Play