Playday

Eureka! celebrated Playday earlier this month. The day is an annual celebration of children's right to play and 100s of events took play all over the country. Eureka! marked the event in typical style with lots of opportunities for play at the museum, indoors and out.

The organisers behind Playday revealed that 72% of parents want more time to play with their children or to take them places to play (opinion poll conducted by ICM).

At Eureka! play is at the heart of what we do and Playday was a great chance to demonstrate our commitment to play by encouraging all our staff to make time to play. It was the perfect opportunity to spend half an hour escaping the pressures of our daily lives and experiencing the positive effects of play, something we tend to lose sight of as adults.

It was great to see so many children, parents and grandparents getting stuck into play, as well as staff - even our CEO Leigh-Anne Stradeski had a bounce on a spacehopper!