About Our Story
& Play Classes

Children’s Activity Sessions in Sutton Coldfield & surrounding areas

Outdoor Play Classes With A Purpose

What makes Imagination Run Wild Story & Play Classes different?

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Our classes are outdoors as much as possible

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Our classes develop a love for the natural world

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Our classes help children learn without realising it!

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Our classes build a love of stories & imaginative play

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Where can you find our play classes?

We have a permanent home in Streetly with our very own garden that we have created especially for our play sessions where children can:

Experiment in our mud kitchen during our play classes

Experiment in our mud kitchen

Enjoy our play and story areas in our play classes
Enjoy our play and story areas
Planting and Seeding play in our outdoor play sessions
Look after our plants and seedlings
children playing in our sensory, outdoor play classes
Get muddy and have fun outdoors!
what you can expect in our story play classes

We also run events at local beauty spots and nature events (including WM Wheats Garden Centre & Moor Hall Hotel) and offer birthday parties.

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“It was such a great workshop on Saturday, you both have such a talent and working in education myself I feel your business is very unique in that it combines the perfect balance of learning and fun through wonderful themes.”

Jade (parent)

What does an Imaginations Run Wild Story & Play Class in Sutton Coldfield look like?

During our sessions we:
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sustainble play resources by imaginations run wild play classes
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All of our children go home with their imaginations sparked and a growing love of nature.

Interested in finding out more?

Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions:

Myself (Yvonne) and my assistant Abbie. I am a qualified Primary School Teacher and Abbie is a Higher Level Teaching Assistant. We both bring a wealth of experience and are passionate about learning through play. Find out more about us here.

A degree in modern-languages and a PGCE in Primary Education. I have been teaching for over 20 years and have taught in Spain, teaching children English, as well as the UK.

No, not really. Our sessions are more structured and each one is themed. We begin each lesson with a story, so our children can easily interact but we guide them and give them the freedom to choose. Our activities are very well thought out and cover a range of skills and interests.

Our play sessions are £9 per session and no, you don’t have to sign up for a course. You can pick and choose the classes you’d like to book and attend.

We run story and play sessions at Streetly Village Methodist Church and WM Wheats in Aldridge. We also do events at other locations, such as Moor Hall Hotel, and we can visit schools. We also offer birthday parties too.

Yes, all of our classes are outdoors so we recommend your children dress appropriately for the weather (including sunscreen in the summer!).  In winter months, an element of the class may be indoors to share the story and do crafts, but it is important to us that some of the class is still outdoors to tie in with our ethos. Health & safety is, of course always a priority, and in extreme weather situations, we would make a decision to either cancel or bring the class indoors.

Our Play Sessions are for children aged 3- 7 or those working at ages 3-7. 

There are lots of aims that we are working towards. We want our children to be able to share stories, sequence stories and experience sensory and imaginative play and crafts. We also want them to have fun, run around, enjoy nature and inspire their imaginations.

As you will know, every child is different. We do have lots of SEN children who access and engage very positively with our play classes. Safety is of course a priority so it is important that we get to know all about your child. If you have a child with additional needs please contact us here and we will do all we can to help them access our sessions. We’d love to have them with us.

They like that our classes are different from others and have a range of structured activities that engage their children. They also like their children to be outside and appreciate that the resources are unique and tailored to help children share stories. They love our enthusiasm too!

The classes are for one hour and you are welcome to bring younger siblings too.

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If you have a question, drop us a message below, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We also have FAQs on our classes page that might be helpful.