Today We Play.
Made for childhood.
We bring children and grown-ups together in play.
Grounded in research and shaped by practice, our work focuses on shared experiences that help children grow and belong.
We work with babies, toddlers and children, and all the grown-ups in their lives: parents, carers, families, nurseries, schools and communities.
Explore our programmes.
Play by Post: Baby
For new parents with babies aged three months to one
A programme combining play packs in the post with stay-and-play sessions.
Play by Post: Baby supports the relationship between parent and baby from the earliest months through simple, everyday play that builds communication, attachment and early development.
Interested in Play by Post: Baby? Get in touch.
Play by Post
Play by Post sends simple, evidence-informed play prompts and activities through the post to families with children from birth to five, supporting parents to build communication, confidence and connection through play.
Play by Post is structured across two pre-school programmes - Baby and Toddler and a Schools programme.
Play by Post: Toddler
For families with children aged one to three
A programme combining play packs in the post with stay-and-play sessions.
Play by Post: Toddler gives parents and carers practical play ideas through the post and in-person that grow with their child, supporting language, communication and connection through everyday play.
Interested in Play by Post: Toddler? Get in touch.
Play by Post: School
For Nursery & Primary Schools
A year-long programme delivered in partnership with schools for families of children aged three to five. Family play sessions introduce six play prompts, reinforced at home with activity packs.
Play by Post: School gives families and educators a shared language for play, strengthening home-school relationships while supporting children's communication, language and self-regulation.
Interested in Play by Post: School? Get in touch.
About Us
Today We Play was founded by Morwenna Johnson and Matthew Garber - two practitioners with over 26 years of combined experience working with children, families and schools. They met on their PGCE, discovered they thought about childhood in the same way, and never really stopped talking about it.
Matthew has 13 years of experience as a primary school teacher in East London, Columbia and Sheffield working closely with children and families throughout. He currently leads Jubilee Little Explorers - a parental engagement and language development programme for EYFS families at Jubilee Primary School, built around food, play and local exploration.
Matthew founded Boil & Bubble CIC and has been delivering sensory cooking programmes in East London schools since 2022, including specialist SEMH provision. He leads every session himself.
Morwenna has spent two decades working across education, psychology and the creative industries as a primary school teacher, assistant educational psychologist and West End theatre producer.
Morwenna holds a Master's in Psychology and continues to teach in a primary school alongside her work with Today We Play. She is raising two young children in East London, which keeps things honest.