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Activity Boxes Kids Love
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- Well researched to deliver off-screen fun using trendy themes
- Minimum 3-4 items/activities kids can do themselves
- Includes educational toys and activities
- Buy for less than Recommended Retail Prices (RRP)
- One-Off Payment
- From $46.99 (excluding delivery)
- Free local shipping within Auckland (Urban).
- Low delivery fee outside of Auckland
- Tested for the Fun Factor by a panel of kids
- Contains leading brands such as Smart Games, Clementoni, Scholastic & Crayola
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"Normally these type of boxes are filled with more junky style stuff, but Playwise gift boxes are really amazing and there's things for everyone in it." - Louise S, Auckland
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Trendy Boxes for Educational Play
A world of educational fun in a box. Great for homeschooling or for a more playful approach to classroom learning. All educational play boxes have been tested for the fun factor by a panel of kids.
Nothing gets kids more excited than toys and activities that follow a trendy theme. Check out our Explorer boxes, that let children journey to far away places. We also offer an underwater craft box, with cool things to make and do. For the younger children aged 5-7 years, we have a Nature box that explores the animal kingdom.
Our themed gift boxes feature the following:
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- TRENDY & FUN ITEMS – Minimum 4 activities
- SENSORY TOYS to delight the senses.
- EDUCATIONAL ITEMS/STEM
All our themed boxes are on-trend and thus a limited edition. Get yours now, while stocks last!
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The Nature Box
Explore Nature’s Animal Kingdom
Ages 5-7
$53.99
(Save $6 on RRP)
The Underwater Box
Explore the Oceans & it’s Creatures
Ages 7-9
$59.99
(Save $4 on RRP)
The Explorer Box
Explore the World & it’s Exotic Places
Ages 7-9
$58.50
(Save $4.49 on RRP)
The Explorer Box
Explore the World & it’s Exotic Places
Ages 9-11
$59.99
(Save $1 on RRP)
The Christmas Eve Box
For Younger Kids
Enjoy Heaps of Christmas Eve Fun with These Festive Toys and Games
Ages 5-7
$39.99
SOLD OUT
The Christmas Eve Box
For Older Kids
Enjoy Heaps of Christmas Eve Fun with These Festive Toys and Games
Ages 7+
$37.99
SOLD OUT
The Space Adventure
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Explore the Solar System & it’s Planets
Ages 7-9
$46.99
New! Only 12 left
The Dinosaur
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Discover the Prehistoric World of Dinosaurs
Ages 5-7
$59.99
New! Only 10 left
The Underwater
Craft Box
All You Need to Make an Underwater World
Ages 7+
$52.99
New! Only 12 left
The Big Gift Box
The Big Gift Box
For Boys
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games For Boys
Ages 5-7
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
The Big Gift Box
For Girls
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games for Girls
Ages 5-7
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
The Big Orange Box
For Tinkerers
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games for Tinkerers
Ages 7-9
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
The Big Blue Box
For Goal-Directed Players
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games for Goal-Directed Players
Ages 7-9
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
The Big Orange Box
For Tinkerers
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games for Tinkerers
Ages 9-11
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
The Big Blue Box
For Goal-Directed Players
Enjoy Heaps of Trendy Toys and Games for Goal-Directed Players
Ages 9-11
$92.50
(Save $3 on RRP)
What’s in Store for You and, Most Importantly, Your Kids?
All these benefits…and more
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Toys sourced to deliver on-going fun
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Well researched to deliver off-screen fun through on-trend, developmentally enriching toys and puzzles.
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We try hard to find toys and activities that can be played with over and over again.
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Gift boxes contain 4-8 quality and often branded toys, puzzles and/or books, with the Big Gift Box designed to provide more screen free activity than the themed boxes.
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Toys that encourage learning and laughter and that allows them to share their experiences if they want to with their parents or siblings.
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All our games and toys require minimal parent involvement.
One Box for a Lifetime’s Worth of Memories
“My son loves everything about Playwise, from the box, to receiving his very own delivery, to the wonderful feel of the packaging inside the box. The toys were an instant hit and he now looks forward to the end of screen time in a way I never imagined possible! Thank you Playwise 🙂”
At Playwise, we seek to make non-screen delivered play, as exciting as screen time. Each box is especially aligned to the capabilities of a specific age group. Children, regardless of their gender will find developmentally appropriate toys both interesting and stimulating. Our Playwise boxes from ages 7+ are therefore perfect for both boys and girls.
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All our boxes are tested by a panel of kids to ensure the FUN FACTOR
Christmas Eve Box for Younger KidsAges 5-7
Everything you need to entertain and delight your little one this Christmas Eve.
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- A Santa hat with a LED light. Great for dress-up, great for the Christmas spirit.
- A Festive Fun Finger Print Book, by Hinkler. A popular artwork product with lots of sensory fun!
- 5 Fruit flavoured Candy Canes to sweeten the occasion.
- A Festive Elves Activity Book with heaps of fun festive games and puzzles. It also comes with a sheet of puffy stickers and 12 Crayola Half Sized Coloured Pencils.
- A Santa Water Game. A great sensory fidget toy
- A Playfull Playwise Box, containing all the goodies. It can be personalised with a child’s name and will arrive with a beautiful Christmas ribbon on the front.
Pre-Order Now. Stock arriving 10 December 2022. Stocks are Limited.
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PLUS – Once you add this fantastic box to your cart, you can ALSO purchase a Where’s Santa’s Elf book , for only $15.99. This WHOLESALE price deal is not to be missed.
The books in this series have sold in excess of 500,000 copies in Australia.
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of a Christmas Eve Box
Christmas Eve Box for Older KidsAges 7+
Everything you need to entertain and delight your child this Christmas Eve.
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- A Santa hat with a LED light. Great for dress-up, great for the Christmas spirit.
- 5 Fruit flavoured Candy Canes to sweeten the occasion.
- Santa is Coming to New Zealand picture book. Follow Santa as he travels through New Zealand. The ultimate picture book for Christmas Eve!
- Santa is Coming to New Zealand Activity Book. Heaps of fun on every page. Learn all about New Zealand and enjoy the fun activities and pages to colour in.
- A Santa Water Game. A great sensory fidget toy
- A pack of 10 Silly Scents Crayola Markers, to delight the senses.
- A Playfull Playwise Box, containing all the goodies. It can be personalised with a child’s name and will arrive with a beautiful Christmas ribbon on the front.
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Pre-Order Now. Stock arriving 10 December 2022. Stocks are Limited.
PLUS – Once you add this fantastic box to your cart, you can ALSO purchase a Where’s Santa’s Elf book , for only $15.99. This WHOLESALE price deal is not to be missed.
The books in this series have sold in excess of 500,000 copies in Australia
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of a Christmas Eve Box
The Nature BoxAges 5-7
Explore the Animal Kingdom
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- A Scratch & Draw Farm Animals Book. Take a trip around the farm, with this scratch and draw farm animal’s book. 12 individual designs. It also includes a story and guided instructions on how to draw farm animals. Rated one of the most fun activities by our panel of kids!
- Spot the Zebra at the Zoo Book. A hidden zebra in every scene and fun animal facts to discover. Step inside this search and find for hours of entertainment.
- Noah’s Ark Brain Teaser Puzzle. From the multi-award winning company SmartGames comes a game full of fun! All animals must get to their place in the ark – each side by side, in pairs, so all species stay together. Comes with 48 challenges, and magnetic pieces, perfect for travel. Received a 5 star rating from our panel of kids!
- Two Worms-on-a-String. A great sensory fidget toy that also sparks the imagination for pretend play.
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PLUS – Add a 100PC Search & Find Farm Puzzle to the box at checkout, for only $6.50 (wholesale price)
Why We Love It: It’s search & find is not only fun but sharpens those visual perceptual skills.
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of a Nature Box
The Underwater BoxAges 7-9
Explore the Oceans & It’s Creatures with these Great Activities
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- An Amazing Ocean Life Box Set. Dive under the sea and learn about the fascinating creatures that live there, with this activity packed box set. It includes a 72 piece jigsaw puzzle; 48 x 72cm sea life poster, 25 double sided trivia game cards and a 3D Shark wooden model kit.
- A Flippin Dolphins Puzzle Game. Another quality educational toy from the multi-award winning company Smart Games. A fun way for kids aged 7+ to practice their problem-solving, planning and spatial skills. It’s graded from easy to expert (48 challenges in all). This means that kids can engage and have fun regardless of their abilities and also be able to challenge themselves. Best of all, it can be played over and over again! Received a 5 star fun factor rating from our panel of kids!
- Let’s Explore the Ocean Picture Book . Who said educational books are boring? This 48-page hardback educational book about our oceans is so well written, with simple, easy-to understand text, and beautiful illustrations, so that young readers can definitely have fun discovering the wondrous world beneath our oceans.
- Mini Scented (Sand & Surf) Thinking Putty by Crazy Aarons – brings to life the smells of the ocean as they play. A great fidget toy to promote concentration during activities.
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PLUS – Add a Scratch & Draw Ocean Animals Book to the box at checkout, for only $11.99 (wholesale price)
Why We Love It:
Kids find scratching the page very gratifying and the hidden pictures create excitement.
Rated one of the most fun activities by our panel of kids!
It’s such a brilliant incentive for them to practice their fine motor skills.
This is bound to be hours of fun for your little one!
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of an Underwater Box
The Explorer BoxAges 7-9
Explore the World & Its Exotic Places with these Great Activities
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- Around the World in 80 Puzzles Book. A puzzle-packed race around the world. These puzzles have just the right level of challenge for young readers. Plus, they learn fascinating, real world facts about each of the places that they visit.
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- A Scentos Scented Rainbow Pen with 10 scented colours. Creates a wonderful sensory journey as they complete the puzzle book.
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- World Cities 200 PC Puzzle & Poster, by Crocodile Creek. A quality jigsaw featuring not only a map of the world but the names of world cities. Creates a fun search and find experience as they work through the many cities and destinations outlined in the puzzle book.
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- Prof Noggin Countries Card Game – A fun-filled card and dice game where kids learn about different countries. They learn the names of different capitals and about the cultures of each country. It can be played with more than one player!
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PLUS – Add a Temple Trap Puzzle Game (from Smart Games) to the box at checkout, for only $19.95 (wholesale price)
The Temple Trap brain teaser is another quality educational toy from Smart Games.
Arrange the walls and the stairs to create a path through the Temple…but in this maze the walls shift!
Why We Love It:
It’s a fun way for kids aged 7+ to practice their problem-solving, planning and spatial skills. Our panel of kids found this activity especially fun (5/5)!
It’s graded from easy to expert (60 challenges in all). This means that kids can engage and have fun regardless of their abilities and still challenge themselves.
Best of all, it can be played over and over again!
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of an Explorer Box
The Explorer BoxAges 9-11
Explore the World & Its Exotic Places with these Great Activities
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- Around the World in 80 Mazes. This book takes kids on a journey around the world. From a Moroccan souk to nighttime Tokyo, there are 80 fun-filled mazes to get them there. These mazes have just the right level of challenge for young readers. Plus, each maze also contains search-and-find elements and fascinating fats about all the places that they visit.
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- Brainbox World Traveller Card & Dice Game. This globe-trotting BrainBox visits every continent and introduces children to a whole world of festivals, landmarks and everyday life. They can explore the world with this wonderful game that can be played with 1 or more players. Each card depicts a scene from somewhere in the world, which a child has to carefully study until the timer runs out and then answer the questions about the scene on the back of the card. This game scored a 5 star fun factor rating with our panel of kids.
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- Inflatable Globe (30cm) by Brainstorm Toys – A high quality product with geographical features including longitude and latitude lines. Includes fun educational game ideas that includes throwing and catching. A great way to learn the names of oceans, continents, countries, capitals and major cities! Also great for being able to reference all the places visited in the Maze activity book or Brainbox World Traveller game.
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PLUS – Add a MierEdu Discover the World Puzzle to the box at checkout, for only $19.99 (wholesale price)
A quality educational product from MierEdu. It includes two map jigsaw puzzles, that takes young explorers on a visual tour of the world (220PCS) and Australia (162 PCS). It includes a reference guide to exploring incredible geographical sites, human cultures, wildlife, and landmarks.
Why We Love It:
Its an educational puzzle that takes you on a search and find adventure – What’s NOT to love?
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of an Explorer Box
The Space Adventure BoxAges 7-9
Explore the Solar System with these Great Activities
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- Explore the Solar System Book, Magnets & Board. This fun 16-page fact file takes kids on a journey through space. It explores the solar system and its planets in an easy to understand language. It includes magnets and a magnetic board, so that children can have fun mapping out the solar system and put into practice what they have learnt.
- Glow in the Dark Activity Book. This is a space themed colouring and activity book, packed with heaps of mazes, puzzles, drawing and colouring fun. It also includes glow in the dark bubble stickers of planets and stars. Perfect for a solar system poster and OR room décor.
- Solar System 100PC Jigsaw Puzzle – A high quality 100PC jigsaw puzzle of our solar system. It provides a superb graphic of where each planet is positioned in relation to the sun.
- A pack of 10 Silly Scents Crayola Markers, to delight the senses, while working with the Glow in the Dark Activity Book.
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PLUS – Add an Asteroid Escape Puzzle Game to the box at checkout, for only $19.95 (wholesale price)
A quality educational product from the multi-award winning company SMART GAMES. Kids get to navigate their spaceship through the asteroid field!
Why We Love It:
It’s a fun way for kids aged 8+ to practice their problem-solving, planning and spatial skills.
It’s graded from easy to expert (60 challenges in all). This means that kids can engage and have fun regardless of their abilities and still challenge themselves.
Best of all, it can be played over and over again!
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of a Space Adventure Box
The Dinosaur BoxAges 5-7
Discover the Prehistoric World of the Dinosaurs with these Great Activities
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- Whiz Kids Dinosaur 100PC Jigsaw Puzzle & Fact Booklet. A high quality 100PC jigsaw puzzle. Its a fun way to introduce kids to the names of dinosaurs and to learn about the dino timeline. It also includes a 16 page book to compliment their learning and interest.
- Hatch’em Growing Pet Dinosaur. Growing Dinosaur Egg Pets in water are the latest craze. Your Growing pet is always a surprise! Be amazed by this educational and fun experiment.
- Scratch & Draw Dinosaurs book. Create AMAZING rainbow and foil art with Scratch and Draw! Easy to use, amazing results! Creative art activity fun for children age 5 and up. Also includes step-by-step instructions to learn how to draw amazing pictures of Dinosaurs and a dinosaur themed adventure story.
- Find the Dinosaur Book. Search for the mischievous missing dinosaurs on every page. Search & find fun that will keep your child entertained for hours.
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PLUS – Add a Dinosaur Dig Set & Slingshot to the box at checkout, for only $10.99 (wholesale price)
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- The Jeanny Dig & Discover is a mini excavation set. Kids dig and find the hidden bones of a tyrannosaurus, like a paleontologist.
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- They can then assemble the skeleton and watch it glow in the dark!
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- The Dinosaur sling shot lets dinosaur figurines fly!
Why We Love It:
The dinosaur dig set is like looking for buried treasure – super exciting and educational at the same time.
Its great for fine motor skills and is a great sensory experience too.
It takes perseverance over a couple of days to complete this activity.
The Dinosaur Slingshot is a super sensory toy and is great fun!
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of a Dinosaur Box.
The Underwater Craft BoxAges 7+
Make an Underwater World with these Great Craft Activities
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- Make and Colour Under the Sea Book. Create your own undersea world or aquarium with the activities in this book. Colorful crayons OR Paints, a pair of scissors, and careful folding are all you need to make 53 undersea things — sharks, dolphins, shrimps, starfish, and even a diver! A wonderful activity book full of colorful, creative ideas, useful templates, and a fold-out stencil. Hours of fun!
- Crayola Washable Paints (6 Colours). Washable paint is ideal for arts and crafts. The paints are high quality, easy to apply with brushes, sponges, stamps, stencils, and other tools, and they can be used on almost any surface. They are ideal for making an underwater world!
- Crayola Pain Brushes (5 brushes). Good quality paint brushes to use with the Crayola washable paints.
- Scratch & Draw Ocean Animals Book. Create AMAZING rainbow and foil art with Scratch and Draw! Easy to use, amazing results! Also includes step-by-step instructions to learn how to draw amazing pictures of ocean animals and an ocean adventure story.
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PLUS – Add a 100PC Sealife Jigsaw Puzzle to the box at checkout, for only $4.99 (wholesale price)
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- High quality Jigsaw Puzzle – 260mmX380mm
Why We Love It:
This puzzle is great quality and the picture shows an abundance of sealife.
Perfect as a discussion point for identifying sea creatures AND as a reference guide when creating the underwater world.
Note: This optional discounted add-on is only available with the purchase of an Underwater Craft Box.
