May 26, 2026 On May 26, TOYBOX made another meaningful visit to Frontenac School to share joy with families and children. This month, we delivered our TOYBOX Animal Activity Kit. The kit included toy figures of Manitoba animals, along with a description of playful learning activities for families to try together. TOYBOX Animal Activities Children chose their favourite colours of clay to stamp the toy animals’ feet into. They had so much fun recognizing and naming each animal, comparing...

March 2026 - Ongoing Published May 4, 2026 For the past few months, TOYBOX has been bringing playful everyday learning to families at Frontenac School in the Louis Riel School Division. With a warm welcome from Kyla, TOYBOX was invited to join the “Stay & Play” program in the Family Centre. On March 19, TOYBOX delivered Gardening Activity Booklets for families and friends. Each package included a mini cup, soil, two beans to plant, and a wooden stick to measure growth! Children’s imaginations...

April 30, 2026 On April 30, TOYBOX was invited to run the PD Day at Festival Daycare. About 60 Early Childhood Educators (ECE) and staff attended the event to learn about effective playful learning to implement in classroom settings. We shared our learning resources with everyone—including the Toybox Animal Booklet with animal toy figures, the Toybox Deck of Cards with description cards, and a few Toybox Gardening kits—and discussed how literacy, numeracy, and wellness learning can be...