These humble little boxes and slide is slowly revolutionising the daycare playground sector.

Park Supplies & Playgrounds’ Playblox is helping daycares across Aotearoa rethink one thing:

A playground doesn’t need to be a fixed asset. It can be a changing system.

What I like about modular play like this is:

You can refresh the layout without ripping anything out
You can scale it as your centre grows
You can create new challenges for different ages, fast
You can repair or swap parts instead of replacing the whole setup

And that matters because young kids need movement every day. The World Health Organization recommends 3–4 year olds get 180 minutes of physical activity daily - sometimes I feel like that's what we need as adults too!

Playblox feels like a practical way to support that without turning every upgrade into a full rebuild.

And best yet it's all made with Cleanstone - yep the 3 tones of green are Forest, our sage green and dark olive green. Textured and solid colours reflecting nature - made from plastic bags.

If you run a centre, or design learning spaces and are looking for unique play solutions and sustainable materials, jump on cleanstone.criticaldesign.nz and we'll put you in touch with our partners!